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adoption

英/ɐdˈɒpʃən/
美/əˈdɑpʃən/
01n.

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the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)