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Migration and Home Affairs

Definition(s)

In the context of dependants, the statutory process of terminating legal rights and duties between the child and the natural parents, and substituting similar rights and duties between the child and the adoptive parents.

Source(s)

IOM Glossary on Migration 2019

Translations

  • BG: осиновяване
  • CS: osvojení (dítěte)
  • DE: Adoption (eines Kindes)
  • EL: υιοθεσία (παιδιού)
  • EN: adoption (of a child)
  • ES: adopción
  • ET: lapsendamine
  • FI: adoptio
  • FR: adoption (d’un enfant)
  • GA: uchtú; uchtáil
  • HR: posvojenje (djeteta)
  • HU: örökbefogadás
  • IT: adozione (di un bambino)
  • LT: įvaikinimas
  • LV: adopcija
  • MT: Addozzjoni
  • NL: adoptie
  • PL: adopcja
  • PT: adoção
  • RO: adopție (a unui copil)
  • SK: osvojenie / adopcia (dieťaťa)
  • SL: posvojitev
  • SV: adoption
  • NO: adopsjon
  • KA: შვილად აყვანა
  • UK: усиновлення (дитини)
  • HY: որդեգրում (երեխայի)

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