Dependent Adult Abuse Dependent adult abuse in California is, unfortunately, an all too common occurrence. When persons over the age of 18 who become dependent upon others for care and treatment for mental and physical health needs, these caretakers can sometimes take advantage of the situation and exploit these individuals for their own personal or financial benefit.
DEFINITION of 'Merger'. The combining of two or more companies, generally by offering the stockholders of one company securities in the acquiring company in exchange for the surrender of their stock. Next Up.
Meaning: The act of combining into an integral whole. Classified under: Nouns denoting acts or actions. Synonyms: consolidation; integration. Context examples: a consolidation of two corporations / after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously / the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them