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Noun: extinguishment  ik'sting-gwish-munt
  1. (law) the annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation
     
  2. The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification

Derived forms: extinguishments

Encyclopedia: Extinguishment

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