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.
Definition of amalgamation. 1a : the action or process of uniting or merging two or more things : the action or process of amalgamating an opportunity for the amalgamation of the two companiesb : the state of being amalgamated. 2 : the result of amalgamating : amalgam Opera is an amalgamation of singing, acting, and stagecraft.