private adoption

collocation in English

meaningsofprivateandadoption

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private
adjective
uk
/ˈpraɪ.vət/us
/ˈpraɪ.vət/
only for one person or group and not ...
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adoption
noun
uk
/əˈdɒp.ʃən/us
/əˈdɑːp.ʃən/
the act of legally taking a child to be taken care of as ...
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(Definition ofprivateandadoptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprivate adoption

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I have been assured by highly responsible people, however, that there is or has been a great deal of misuse ofprivateadoption.
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I say that because my initial reaction was against the abolition of the right ofprivateadoption.
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However, the longer time limit provides sufficient scope for the authorities to bring prosecutions against those who arranged or facilitated thatprivateadoption.
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I adopted a child by what is called aprivateadoption.
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The report contains the controversial recommendation thatprivateadoptionshould cease.
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Privateadoptionagencies, like attorneys in an independent adoption, can charge what they feel is appropriate for the services rendered.
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Many race tracks have established their own adoption programs in addition to actively cooperating withprivateadoptiongroups throughout the country.
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Moscovici (1980) contends that more introspective, personal thought processing is required in considering dissenting views, accounting for theprivateadoptionof minority positions.
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It is unlawful to arrange aprivateadoption, though foreign adoptions are recognised.
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We welcome the application of the new clause to the more serious case of private adoptions.
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We know that some cases have sprung from lack of proper checks, which is understandable because the private adoptions and fostering have not been officially recognised.
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Kuster's government-relations work accounted for perhaps half of the comprehensive legal services she offered, in addition to her practice arranging private adoptions.
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