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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