#ordinance

• Adjudication — A bookish and archaic form of the noun 'adjudecare' (adjudication), denoting the legal and administrative operation by which an asset (movable or immovable) subject to foreclosure or public auction is definitively sold and transferred into the estate of the highest bidder. The term reflects the massive influence of Romano-French law on old Romanian legislation.
• Adoption — The act of adopting and its result; the legal act establishing a relationship of civil filiation between the adopter and the adoptee. By extension, the process of officially approving and enacting a legislative bill, governmental strategy, or budget, as well as the conscious embrace of new habits, ideas, or behaviors.