Definition of Adoption
the process of legally taking on personal responsibility for something or someone (usually a child) that belongs to someone else
Examples of Adoption in a sentence
The baby was in foster care for seven days before being put up for adoption and taken in by a new family. 🔊
An adoption fee must be paid to the animal shelter before an abandoned dog or cat can be taken to its forever home. 🔊
The city’s adoption of the new curfew law means that all children under the age of 17 must be indoors before 10 pm. 🔊
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