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extinguishment |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Extinguishment \Ex*tin"guish*ment\, n. 1. The act of extinguishing, putting out or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as the extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection. 2. (Law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation. --Abbott.
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