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dissolution Definition

dis·so·lu·tion (dis′ə lo̵̅o̅′s̸hən)

noun

a dissolving or being dissolved; specif.,

  1. a breaking up or into parts; disintegration
  2. the termination, as of a business, association, or union
  3. the ending of life; death
  4. the dismissal of an assembly or adjournment of a meeting

Etymology: ME dissolucioun < L dissolutio

dissolution Synonyms

dissolution

n.

  1. Disintegration

    resolution, destruction, decomposition; see decay 1, disappearance.

  2. Termination

    ending, adjournment, dismissal; see end 2.

  3. Death

    release, demise, extinction; see death 1.

dissolution Finance Definition

The process of legally dissolving a corporation. Dissolution is achieved when a company’s lenders are paid off, property and assets are sold, and any remaining cash is distributed to the company’s shareholders.

dissolution Law Definition

n

The termination, cessation, or winding up of a legal entity such as a corporation or partnership; the consensual or judicially ordered undoing of a contract by placing the parties back into the positions they held before entering into it; the termination of a marriage.

dissolution Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • monastery: St John's survived the dissolution of the monasteries with Simons still the master.
  • chantry: The school managed to survive the dissolution of chantries in 1547.
  • monastries: The Priory was originally founded before 1200 and was converted to a mansion in Tudor times following the Dissolution of the Monastries.
  • abbey: However, the dissolution of the abbey in March 1540 left him once again without employment.
  • parliament: The deal was forced onto both organizations by the early dissolution of parliament.
  • partnership: Dissolution of a civil partnership can be brought to either the sheriff court or the Court of Session.

Converse of object

  • survive: Whilst the tower survived the dissolution of the house, a storm in 1779 led to its partial collapse.
  • follow: Following the Dissolution the property was granted to James Butler, Earl of Ormond.
  • approve: To approve the dissolution or the merger of the Society.
  • escape: The hospital escaped dissolution under Henry VIII's Act of 1547, probably because of its charitable activities.
  • propose: It was not even an SWP motion that was voted upon - conveniently, the SUN had proposed the dissolution.

Adjective modifier

  • impending: Just then David read the 'Life of John Keats, ' a book which impressed him with a nervous fear of impending dissolution.
  • gradual: The color change is the result of gradual dissolution of the congealed blood by the normal blood enzymes.
  • formal: Q: Does divorce or formal dissolution of a civil partnership automatically cancel a Will?
  • subsequent: Then it all changed: the rise of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic and the subsequent dissolution of Yugoslavia proved disastrous for Kosovo's economy.
  • voluntary: Panamanian Company Dissolution A formal voluntary dissolution of the company is allowed at any time.

Modifies a noun

  • clause: There may be a dissolution clause in your governing document that sets out the procedures to be followed.
  • temperature: Experimental method Dissolution temperatures have been measured using DSC.
  • proceeding: However, that would be a matter for individual dissolution proceedings ' .

Noun used with modifier

mineral: Our aim is to understand how these reactions take place and how they control the speeds of mineral dissolution and precipitation.