Forming a familial relationship through marriage, adoption, etc.; establishing ties between families or persons.
両家が集まって縁組を祝った。
Both families gathered to celebrate the forming of the familial tie.
遠い親戚と縁組を結ぶことになった。
We ended up becoming related to distant relatives through marriage.
古くは縁組で土地や権力が結び付けられた。
In the past, familial ties were used to bind land and power.
Legal adoption; the formal, legal establishment of a parent–child relationship.
養子縁組の手続きを市役所で行った。
We completed the adoption procedures at the city office.
縁組の条件や手続きは国によって異なる。
The conditions and procedures for adoption vary by country.