dissolution

dissolution
dissolution late 14c., "separation into parts," also "frivolity, moral laxness, dissolute living," from O.Fr. dissolution (12c.) and directly from L. dissolutionem (nom. dissolutio) "a dissolving, destroying, interruption, dissolution," noun of action from pp. stem of dissolvere (see DISSOLVE (Cf. dissolve)).

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  • dissolution — [ disɔlysjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIe au fig.; lat. dissolutio, de dissolvere → dissoudre 1 ♦ (1314) Décomposition (d un agrégat, d un organisme) par la séparation des éléments constituants. La dissolution des matières animales, végétales. « L… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • dissolution — dis·so·lu·tion /ˌdi sə lü shən/ n: 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… …   Law dictionary

  • dissolution — DISSOLUTION. s. fém. Séparation des parties d un corps naturel qui se dissout. La dissolution d un composé. La dissolution des corps. La dissolution des simples, des métaux, etc. La corruption du corps se fait par la dissolution des parties. Il y …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • Dissolution — or dissolve may refer to: Dissolution (law), in law, means to end a legal entity or agreement such as a marriage, adoption, or corporation Dissolution (chemistry), or solvation, in chemistry, the process of dissolving a solid substance into a… …   Wikipedia

  • 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. [1913 Webster] Dissolutions of ancient… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dissolution — dis‧so‧lu‧tion [ˌdɪsəˈluːʆn] noun [uncountable] when a company or partnership comes to an end officially: • Failure to agree terms could result in the outgoing partner seeking a formal dissolution of the firm on peremptory notice. * * *… …   Financial and business terms

  • dissolution — [n1] separation, rupture breaking up, detachment, disintegration, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, parting, partition, resolution, split up; concepts 230,388 Ant. combination, connection, solution, unification dissolution [n2] death;… …   New thesaurus

  • dissolution — The act of ending, terminating or winding up of a company or state of affairs. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

  • dissolution — Dissolution, f. acut. Dissolutio morum bonorum contaminatio, voyez Dissouldre …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • dissolution — ► NOUN 1) the formal closing down or ending of an assembly, official body, or agreement. 2) the action or process of dissolving. 3) disintegration; decomposition. 4) debauched living; dissipation …   English terms dictionary

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