method of adoption

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• ADOPTION — ADOPTION, taking another s child as one s own. Alleged Cases of Adoption in the Bible The evidence for adoption in the Bible is so equivocal that some have denied it was practiced in the biblical period. (A) GENESIS 15:2–3. Being childless, Abram …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• adoption — adopt a‧dopt [əˈdɒpt ǁ əˈdɑːpt] noun [transitive] 1. if you adopt a new method, process etc, you start to use it: • All US companies are required to adopt the new standards. 2. MARKETING to start using a product, especially a new product, usually …   Financial and business terms

• Adoption — For other uses, see Adoption (disambiguation). Sister Irene of New York Foundling Hospital with children. Sister Irene is among the pioneers of modern adoption, establishing a system to board out children rather than institutionalize them.… …   Wikipedia

• adoption */ — UK [əˈdɒpʃ(ə)n] / US [əˈdɑpʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms adoption : singular adoption plural adoptions 1) [countable/uncountable] the process of making a child legally part of your family, or an instance of this For many childless couples, adoption is… …   English dictionary

• Method Y — An experiential soft skills training methodology based on discovery, evaluation and personal choice. Method Y utilizes a set of tools deriving from an array of arts, sciences and communication perspectives. Central objective of method Y is to… …   Wikipedia

• adoption — a|dop|tion [ ə dapʃən ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount the process of making a child legally part of your family, or an instance of this: For many childless couples, adoption is the best solution. She had put her son up for adoption. 2. ) uncount… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• adoption — a|dop|tion [əˈdɔpʃən US əˈda:p ] n 1.) [U and C] the act or process of adopting a child ▪ She decided to put the baby up for adoption . 2.) [U] the act of starting to use a particular plan, method, way of speaking etc 3.) [U] BrE the choice of a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• adoption — noun 1 (C, U) the act or process of adopting a child 2 (U) the act of deciding to use a particular plan, method, way of speaking etc 3 (U) BrE the choice of a particular person to represent a political party in an election …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• adoption by deed or agreement — A statutory method whereby a child may be adopted by deed or contract duly executed, or duly executed and recorded. 2 Am J2d Adopt § 8 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Parallel adoption — is a method for transferring between an old (IT) system to a target (IT) system in an organization. In order to reduce risk, the old and new system run simultaneously for some period of time after which, if the criteria for the new system are met …   Wikipedia

• Big bang adoption — is the adoption type of the instant changeover, when everybody associated with the new system moves to the fully functioning new system on a given date (Eason, 1988).When a new system needs to be implemented in an organization, there are three… …   Wikipedia