noun the ending of a formal relationship, such as a marriage □ dissolution of Parliament the ending of a Parliament, so forcing a general election ○ The government lost the vote of no confidence, so the Prime Minister asked for a dissolution of Parliament.
dis•so•lu´tion
n. [OE. dissolucioun dissoluteness, F. dissolution, fr. L. dissolutio, fr. dissolvere. See Dissolve.]
1. The act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into component parts; separation. “Dissolutions of ancient amities.” Shak.
2. Change from a solid to a fluid state; solution by heat or moisture; liquefaction; melting.
3. Change of form by chemical agency; decomposition; resolution. “The dissolution of the compound.” South.
4. The dispersion of an assembly by terminating its sessions; the breaking up of a partnership. “Dissolution is the civil death of Parliament.” Blackstone.
5. The extinction of life in the human body; separation of the soul from the body; death. “We expected
Immediate dissolution.” Milton.
6. The state of being dissolved, or of undergoing liquefaction. “A man of continual dissolution and thaw.” Shak.
7. The new product formed by dissolving a body; a solution. Bacon.
8. Destruction of anything by the separation of its parts; ruin. “To make a present dissolution of the world.” Hooker.
9. Corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness. [Obs. or R.] Atterbury.
1. The act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into component parts; separation. “Dissolutions of ancient amities.” Shak.
2. Change from a solid to a fluid state; solution by heat or moisture; liquefaction; melting.
3. Change of form by chemical agency; decomposition; resolution. “The dissolution of the compound.” South.
4. The dispersion of an assembly by terminating its sessions; the breaking up of a partnership. “Dissolution is the civil death of Parliament.” Blackstone.
5. The extinction of life in the human body; separation of the soul from the body; death. “We expected
Immediate dissolution.” Milton.
6. The state of being dissolved, or of undergoing liquefaction. “A man of continual dissolution and thaw.” Shak.
7. The new product formed by dissolving a body; a solution. Bacon.
8. Destruction of anything by the separation of its parts; ruin. “To make a present dissolution of the world.” Hooker.
9. Corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness. [Obs. or R.] Atterbury.
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