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Term: Surrogage

Description:

Surrogage is a noun that refers to the act or process of appointing a surrogate or acting as a substitute for someone else, particularly in legal matters or parenting. It can also be used as a verb, describing the act of serving as a surrogate or substitute for someone or something.

Examples:

Noun - Legal Surrogage:

1. The court approved the surrogage of John as the executor of his late father's estate.
2. Surrogage is often used when assigning a guardian for individuals lacking decision-making capacity.

Noun - Parental Surrogage:

1. The couple decided to pursue surrogacy as a means to have a child of their own.
2. In gestational surrogacy, the surrogate mother carries a baby with no genetic connection to her.

Verb - Acting as Surrogage:

1. Mary graciously surrogaged for her colleague during her maternity leave.
2. The robot served as a surrogage, carrying out the hazardous task in place of humans.

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