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international adoption  

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  • Adoption is not always domestic; it can also be international, or what is sometimes called intercountry. International adoption occurs when a family from one country adopts a child from a different country through permanent legal means. [Source: The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia; Adoption, International]

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