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dis⋅so⋅lu⋅tion

  [dis-uh-loo-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
2. the resulting state.
3. the undoing or breaking of a bond, tie, union, partnership, etc.
4. the breaking up of an assembly or organization; dismissal; dispersal.
5. Government. an order issued by the head of a state terminating a parliament and necessitating a new election.
6. death; decease.
7. a bringing or coming to an end; disintegration; decay; termination.
8. legal termination, esp. of business activity, with the final distribution of assets, the fixing of liabilities, etc.
9. Chemistry. the process by which a solid, gas, or liquid is dispersed homogeneously in a gas, solid, or, esp., a liquid.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME dissolucioun (< AF) < L dissolūtiōn- (s. of dissolūtiō). See dis- 1 , solution

Related forms:
dis⋅so⋅lu⋅tive, adverb
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dis·so·lu·tion   (dĭs'ə-lōō'shən)   
n.  
  1. Decomposition into fragments or parts; disintegration.
  2. Indulgence in sensual pleasures; debauchery.
  3. Termination or extinction by disintegration or dispersion: The dissolution of the empire was remarkably swift.
  4. Extinction of life; death.
  5. Annulment or termination of a formal or legal bond, tie, or contract.
  6. Formal dismissal of an assembly or legislature.
  7. Reduction to a liquid form; liquefaction.
dis'so·lu'tive adj.
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Dissolution

Dis`so*lu"tion\, n. [OE. dissolucioun dissoluteness, F. dissolution, fr. L. dissolutio, fr. dissolvere. See Dissolve.]

1. The act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into component parts; separation.

Dissolutions of ancient amities. --Shak.

2. Change from a solid to a fluid state; solution by heat or moisture; liquefaction; melting.

3. Change of form by chemical agency; decomposition; resolution.

The dissolution of the compound. --South.

4. The dispersion of an assembly by terminating its sessions; the breaking up of a partnership.

Dissolution is the civil death of Parliament. --Blackstone.

5. The extinction of life in the human body; separation of the soul from the body; death.

We expected Immediate dissolution. --Milton.

6. The state of being dissolved, or of undergoing liquefaction.

A man of continual dissolution and thaw. --Shak.

7. The new product formed by dissolving a body; a solution. --Bacon.

8. Destruction of anything by the separation of its parts; ruin.

To make a present dissolution of the world. --Hooker.

9. Corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness. [Obs. or R.] --Atterbury.
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Language Translation for : dissolution
Spanish: disolución,
German: die Auflösung,
Japanese: 解散
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Main Entry: dis·so·lu·tion
Pronunciation: "di-s&-'lü-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act or process of ending: as a : the termination of an organized body (as a court) b : the ending of a partnership relationship caused by the withdrawal of one of the partners from the relationship c : the termination of a corporation
involuntary dissolution
: dissolution of a corporation by a court in response to a shareholder petition based on statutorily prescribed grounds
voluntary dissolution
: dissolution of a corporation upon the initiative of the directors and with approval of a certain percentage of the shareholders d : the termination of an injunction or stay by court order e : the termination of a marriage by divorce
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: dis·so·lu·tion
Pronunciation: "dis-&-'lü-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act or process of dissolving: as a : separation into component parts b : DEATH 1 dissolution —Elinor Wylie> c : LIQUEFACTION d : SOLUTION 1a
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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dissolution   (dĭs'ə-l'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
The dissolving of a material in a liquid.
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