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.
fusion noun [U]. âº an âoccasion when two or more things âjoin or are âcombined: ânuclear fusion Their âmusic is âdescribed as an âexplosive fusion of âLatin American and âmodern âjazz ârhythms. (Definition of fusion from the Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press).