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   dissolution

   /ˌdɪsəˈl(j)uːʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of formally ending or dismissing an assembly, partnership, or official body: "the dissolution of their marriage" Similar cessationconclusionendendingfinishterminationbreak-upsplit-upwinding up/downdiscontinuationsuspensiondisbandmentdisbandingdisestablishmentdisunionseparationdispersalscatteringprorogationrecess
   • ▪ the action or process of dissolving or being dissolved: technical "minerals susceptible to dissolution" Similar dissolvingliquefactionmeltingdeliquescencebreaking upseparationresolutiondecompositiondisintegration
   • ▪ disintegration; decomposition: "the dissolution of the flesh" Similar disintegrationbreaking upfragmentingdecaycollapsedeathdemiseextinctiondestructionruinoverthrow
   • ▪ death. archaic
   • 2. debauched living; dissipation: "an advanced state of dissolution" Similar debaucherydissipationdecadencedissolutenessintemperanceimmoderationexcessprofligacyabandonmentself-indulgencewildnessdepravitydegeneracycorruptionsinfulnessimmoralityviceimpurityrakishnesslicentiousnesspromiscuitylecherousnesslecherylibertinismlibertinagewantonnesslustfulnesslibidinousnesslewdnessdrunkennessOpposite asceticismrestraint

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin dissolutio(n-), from the verb dissolvere (see dissolve).

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   What does dissolution mean?

   • Dissolution also has several other meanings, including specific ones in contexts such as chemistry, law, and law. When it refers to the process of breaking apart, dissolution commonly applies to things like formal relationships (such as marriage) and organizations (such as a parliament ).

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   What is an example of dissolution?

   • When it refers to the process of breaking apart, dissolution commonly applies to things like formal relationships (such as marriage) and organizations (such as a parliament ). Example: The dissolution of the company left many people out of work. Where does dissolution come from? The first records of dissolution come from the 1300s.

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   What is a dissolution of government?

   • In terms of government, dissolution happens when a head of state dissolves the existing parliament, requiring a new election. Dissolution doesn’t always have to be official. It can be used in a general way to refer to destruction or disintegration or the process of ending, undoing, or breaking up.

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   What does dissolving a state mean?

   • the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements. the resulting state. the breaking up of an assembly or organization; dismissal; dispersal. Government. an order issued by the head of a state terminating a parliament and necessitating a new election. death; decease.

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   Jul 6, 2012 · dissolution: [noun] the act or process of dissolving: such as. separation into component parts. decay, disintegration. death. termination or destruction by breaking down, disrupting, or dispersing. the dissolving of an assembly or organization. liquefaction.

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   DISSOLUTION definition: 1. the act or process of ending an official organization or legal agreement: 2. the act or process…. Learn more.

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   Dissolution definition: the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.. See examples of DISSOLUTION used in a sentence.

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   DISSOLUTION meaning: 1. the act or process of ending an official organization or legal agreement: 2. the act or process…. Learn more.

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   dis•so•lu•tion. n. 1. the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements. 2. the resulting state. 4. the breaking up of an assembly or organization; dismissal; dispersal. 5. death; decease. 6. a bringing or coming to an end; disintegration; termination.

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   6 meanings: 1. the resolution or separation into component parts; disintegration 2. destruction by breaking up and dispersing.... Click for more definitions.

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   The dissolution of a relationship means that it's broken up or ended. The dissolution of your band means you better get started on your solo album.