GRE Word List

MERGER

the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment

The meaning of the word merger is the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment.

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