Dictionary  dis•so•lu•tionPronunciation: (dis"u-lOO'shun), [key] —n. 1. the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements. 2. the resulting state. 3. the undoing or breaking of a bond, tie, union, partnership, etc. 4. the breaking up of an assembly or organization; dismissal; dispersal. 5. Govt.an order issued by the head of a state terminating a parliament and necessitating a new election. 6. death; decease. 7. a bringing or coming to an end; disintegration; decay; termination. 8. legal termination, esp. of business activity, with the final distribution of assets, the fixing of liabilities, etc. 9. Chem.the process by which a solid, gas, or liquid is dispersed homogeneously in a gas, solid, or, esp., a liquid. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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