consolidation
Con*sol`i*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. consolidatio a confirming: cf. F. consolidation.] 1. The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination. The consolidation of the marble and of the stone did not fall out at random. Woodward. The consolidation of the great European monarchies. Hallam. 2. (Bot.) Defn: To organic cohesion of different circled in a flower; adnation. 3. (Law) Defn: The combination of several actions into one.