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dis·solve vt dis·solved, dis·solv·ing: to bring about the dissolution ofdis·solv·able adj
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(disperse) verb
atomize, decompose, diffuse, disintegrate, dispel, dissipate, dissolvere, evanesce, intersperse, liquefacere, melt away, radiate, scatter, spread
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(separate) verb
break apart, break up, decentralize, demobilize, detach, disband, disconnect, disengage, disjoin, dismantle, dispart, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, part, set asunder, sever, split up, sunder, take apart, uncouple, undo
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(terminate) verb
abort, abrogate, break up, bring to an end, bring to conclusion, call off, cancel, cease, conclude, desist, destroy, disband, discontinue, dispose of, draw to a close, efface, effect a dissolution, end, erase, expire, finish, halt, neutralize, nullify, obliterate, quash, render inert, revoke, split up, stop, undo, vitiate, wipe out
associated concepts: dissolving an injunction
foreign phrases:
- Eddem modo quo quid constituitur, dissolvitur. — Anything is dissolved in the same manner in which it is made bindingIV index abate (extinguish), abolish, abrogate (annul), cancel, degenerate, destroy (efface), disappear, discharge (release from obligation), discontinue (abandon), discontinue (break continuity), disintegrate, disorganize, dispel, disperse (scatter), dissipate (spread out), eliminate (eradicate), eradicate, erode, extirpate, interrupt, nullify, obliterate, part (separate), quash, recess, renege, repudiate, rescind, revoke, separate, sever
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To close, annul, or end; to end the legal existence of a corporation. See also dissolution
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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To terminate; abrogate; cancel; annul; disintegrate. To release or unloose the binding force of anything.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To terminate; abrogate; cancel; annul; disintegrate. To release or unloose the binding force of anything.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.