Definition of "dissolution"

dissolution

/ˌdɪsəˈl(j)uːʃən/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural dissolutions
1. The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.
2. Disintegration, or decomposition into fragments.
  Quotations
  The whole fabric dries up, or becomes putrid; and, in both cases, sooner or later, tends to a dissolution.
  1822, John Barclay, chapter I, in An Inquiry Into the Opinions, Ancient and Modern, Concerning Life and Organization‎, Edinburgh, London: Bell & Bradfute; Waugh & Innes; G. & W. B. Whittaker, section I, page 2
3. Dissolving, or going into solution.
4. The quality of being dissolute.