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adulterine (<<schwa>>-d<<schwa>>l-t<<schwa>>-rin), adj.1. Characterized by adulteration. 2. Illegal; unli-censed. 3. Born of adultery. 4. Of or involving adultery. adulterine,n. Archaic. An illegitimate child. [Blacks Law 8th]

adulterator      (<<schwa>>-d<<schwa>>l-t<<schwa>>-ray-t<<schwa>>r),      n.[Latin      fr. adulterare  “to  adulterate”]  Civil  law.  A  corrupter;  a  forger;  a  counterfeiter,  as  in  adulteratores monetae (“counterfeiters of money”). [Blacks Law 8th]

adulterated drug.See DRUG. [Blacks Law 8th]

adulterate  (<<schwa>>-d<<schwa>>l-t<<schwa>>-rayt),  vb.  To  debase  or  make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance. [Cases: Adulteration    4. C.J.S. Adulteration §§ 2, 6–9.] — adulteration,n. [Blacks Law 8th]

adultera  (<<schwa>>-d<<schwa>>l-t<<schwa>>-r<<schwa>>),  n.[Latin]  Roman  law.  An adulteress; a woman guilty of adultery. [Blacks Law 8th]

adulter (<<schwa>>-d<<schwa>>l-t<<schwa>>r), n.[Latin] Roman law. An adulterer; a man guilty of adultery. [Blacks Law 8th]

adult disabled person.See PERSON(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

adult correctional institution.See PRISON. [Blacks Law 8th]

adult adoption.See ADOPTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

adult (<<schwa>>-d<<schwa>>ltorad-<<schwa>>lt), n. A person who has attained the legal age of majority, generally 17 in criminal cases and 18 for other purposes. — Also termed major. Cf.     MINOR(1).     [Cases:     Infants          68.5.     C.J.S.     Infants     §§     43–45.]     —     adult (<<schwa>>-d<<schwa>>lt), adj. vulnerable  adult.An  adult  who  is  physically  or  mentally  disabled;  esp.,  one  dependent  on institutional services. [Blacks…