Adoption
Adoption noun - A legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit).
Usance and adoption are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Usance" instead a noun "Adoption".
Usance
Usance noun - The period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange).
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