délivrance

Definitions of délivrance
  1. noun
    the act of delivering a child
    synonyms: accouchement, couches
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    accouchement par le siège, accouchement podalique
    delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
    césarienne
    the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
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    acte, action
    something that people do or cause to happen
  2. noun
    the event of giving birth
    synonyms: accouchement, couches
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    naissance
    the event of being born
  3. noun
    recovery or preservation from loss or danger
    synonyms: libération, secours
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    rédemption, salut
    (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
    sauvetage
    the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
    absolution, commutation, grâce, pardon, sursis
    the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
    conversion
    a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
    expiation, pénitence, repentir
    the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
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    recouvrement, récupération
    the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
  4. noun
    the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
    synonyms: remise, transmission
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    abandon
    the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
    dépôt
    the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee
    extradition
    the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
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    transmission
    act of transferring property title from one person to another
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