- legally adopted
- Adopted according to law, that is, according to the statutes relating to adoption of children. Anno: 141 ALR 1303.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
legally adopted
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legally adopted — Adopted in accordance with laws of state … Black's law dictionary
legally adopted — Adopted in accordance with laws of state … Black's law dictionary
adopted child — Any person, whether an adult or a minor, who is legally adopted as the child of another in a court proceeding. (See also: adoption) Category: Divorce & Family Law Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 … Law dictionary
adopted — Hānai. ♦ Adopted brother or sister, kaikua ana hānai, kaikaina hānai, kaikuahine hānai, kaikunāne hānai. ♦ Adopted child, hānai, keiki hānai. ♦ Legally adopted child, keiki hānai ho ohiki. ♦ Siblings in the relationship may speak of … English-Hawaiian dictionary
legally — le‧gal‧ly [ˈliːgəli] adverb LAW 1. according to the law, or obeying the law: • A pilot can legally fly up to eight hours in a 16 hour duty day. • The new law would hold manufacturers, importers and dealers of certain firearms legally responsible… … Financial and business terms
adopted — a|dopt|ed [əˈdɔptıd US əˈda:p ] adj 1.) an adopted child has been legally made part of a family that he or she was not born into ▪ his adopted son 2.) your adopted country is one that you have chosen to live in permanently … Dictionary of contemporary English
adopted — adjective 1 an adopted child has been legally made part of a family that he or she was not born into: his adopted son 2 your adopted country is one that you have chosen to live in permanently … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
adopted — a|dopt|ed [ ə daptəd ] adjective 1. ) legally made a part of a family that is not your original family: Are both of their kids adopted? 2. ) someone s adopted country is the country they have chosen to live in and not the one they were born in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
adopted — UK [əˈdɒptɪd] / US [əˈdɑptəd] adjective 1) legally made a part of a family that is not your original family Are both of their children adopted? 2) someone s adopted country is the country they have chosen to live in and not the one they were born … English dictionary
adopted — /əˈdɒptəd/ (say uh doptuhd) verb 1. past tense and past participle of adopt. –adjective 2. having become legally the child of a parent or parents who are not the birth parents. 3. in a familial relationship by virtue of adoption; adoptive: my… …
