Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents. Legal...

Adoptionism, also called dynamic monarchianism, is an early Christian nontrinitarian theological doctrine, subsequently revived in various forms, which...

Greyhound adoption or Greyhound rescue programs focus on finding homes for greyhounds who are no longer needed for racing. Greyhounds have had a reputation...

Adoption, in Christian theology, is the reception of a believer into the family of God. In the Reformed ordo salutis ("order of salvation"), adoption...

Same-sex adoption is the adoption of children by same-sex couples. It may take the form of a joint adoption by the couple, or of the adoption by one partner...

The technology adoption lifecycle is a sociological model that describes the adoption or acceptance of a new product or innovation, according to the demographic...

Pet adoption is the process of transferring responsibility for a pet that was previously owned by another party. Common sources for adoptable pets are...

Forced adoption is the practice of forcefully taking children from their parents and placing them for adoption. Removing children of ethnic minorities...

International adoption (also referred to as intercountry adoption or transnational adoption) is a type of adoption in which an individual or couple residing...

Look up adoption in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Adoption usually refers to the legal act of permanently placing a child with a relative or non-biological...

Adult adoption is a form of adoption between two or more adults in order to transfer inheritance rights and/or filiation. Adult adoption may be done for...

The Rite of Adoption was a Masonic rite which appeared in France in the 18th century. Lodges of adoption were usually attached to regular craft lodges...

Linux adoption is the adoption of Linux-based computer operating systems (OSes) by households, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and governments. Android...

attention by adopting several children from Third World countries. The adoptions have been criticized because of alleged preference shown to the parents...

of adoption and several examples of adoption take place in the Hebrew Bible and texts from the Second Temple Judaism. The Hebrew word for adoption ‘אימוץ’...

Closed adoption (also called "confidential" adoption and sometimes "secret" adoption) is a process by which an infant is adopted by another family, and...

adoption: Madrid scenario (with a transition period between euro adoption day and the physical circulation of euros) Big-bang scenario (euro adoption...

Adoption fraud, also known as illegal adoption, can be defined as when a person or institute attempts to either illegally adopt a child or illegally give...

Adoption in ancient Rome was primarily a legal procedure for transferring paternal power (potestas) to ensure succession in the male line within Roman...

In computing, adoption means the transfer (conversion) between an old system and a target system in an organization (or more broadly, by anyone). If a...

parent at birth. Most adoptions in the US are adoptions by a step-parent. The second most common type is a foster care adoption. In those cases, the child...

Interracial adoption (historically referred to as transracial adoption) refers to the act of placing a child of one racial or ethnic group with adoptive...

innovation must be widely adopted in order to self-sustain. Within the rate of adoption, there is a point at which an innovation reaches critical mass. In 1989...

Adoption Act may refer to the short titles of several Acts of Parliament relating to adoption: Adoption Act 1958 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 5) Adoption Act 1960...

Law of adoption may refer to Adoption Adoption law Law of adoption (Mormonism) Christian law of adoption in India LGBT adoption (section Summary of laws...

Adoption in France is codified in the French Civil Code in two distinct forms: simple adoption and plenary adoption. Simple adoption (French: adoption...

German adoption of the euro. Euro banknotes and coins Date 1 January 1999 (introduction) – 28 February 2002 (complete transition) Location Germany Type...

Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is an autonomous and statutory body of Ministry of Women and Child Development in the Government of India. It...

A Deadly Adoption is a 2015 American satirical thriller drama television film directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg (in her feature directorial debut) and...

Whāngai adoption, often referred to simply as whāngai (literally, "to nourish"), is a traditional method of open adoption among the Māori people of New...