Meaning of ADL | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of activities of daily living, a set of activities such as bathing, feeding, or relieving oneself.
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2. Initialism of Anti-Defamation League: an international Jewish non-governmental organization based in the United States specializing in civil rights law.
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3. Initialism of argument-dependent lookup, a feature of C++ in which the compiler chooses a function based on its arguments.
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4. Initialism of Animal Defense League.
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5. Initialism of acquisition and distribution layer, the stay-dry layer of a diaper or menstrual pad that wicks liquid, particularly urine or menses, from the topsheet to the innermost absorbent core.
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6. Initialism of affected document list.
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Examples

“She presented the second time unable to perform⟳ her ADLs with latent and perseverative speech, thought blocking, disorganized thought processes and behavior, delusions of being poisoned, and was preoccupied with bizarre physical symptoms.”

“The Anti-Defamation League reported a dramatic increase⟳ in antisemitic incidents in 2021 in this country, with a total of 2,717 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism reported to ADL, the highest number⟳ on record⟳ since the organization began tracking antisemitic incidents in 1979.”

“Musk has said on X that he is “pro-free speech, but against antisemitism of any kind”. But he has threatened to sue ADL for defamation, accusing the group of trying to “kill⟳” the platform by “falsely accusing it and me of being antisemitic”.”

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