The act of adopting.
The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.
An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
Transfer between an old system to another (usually better) system.
Ten consecutive wins against an opponent.
Admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance
The act or process of ratifying, or the state of being ratified.
A formal declaration of agreement to a treaty etc.