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.
The act of adopting.
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
Damage or depreciation resulting from ordinary use (normally as something excluded from a guarantee or warranty of quality, or as justifying a write-down in a set of accounts).