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.
American Varieties. The Midwest Accent. My vowel system illustrates a phenomenon known as the âlower back vowel mergerâ or simply as the âcot/caught merger.â A merger is a kind of sound change that involves a loss of phonological contrast as two formerly distinct sounds are merged into a single sound.