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noun

Dissociation n.

The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion. "It will add infinitely dissociation, distraction, and confusion of these confederate republics."

(Chem.) The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances; as, the dissociation of the sulphur molecules; the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... Coercion Acts, for they are officials in whom the judicial and the constabulary functions are inextricably confounded. That this suspicion of officialism detracts from the authority of the police force in popular esteem is undoubted. Their complete dissociation from popular control, the fact that they receive extra pay for any work performed for local bodies, in addition to rewards received from the Inland Revenue for the detection of illicit stills, and ...

— Ireland and the Home Rule Movement • Michael F. J. McDonnell

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