extinguishment
- noun
- /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃmənt/
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extinción
- The quick response of the fire department ensured the complete extinguishment of the blaze before it spread to nearby homes.
Examples
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On the one hand, three justices (William Deane, John Toohey, and Mary Gaudron) believed that the extinguishment of native title by an inconsistent grant was wrongful, at least in the absence of a clear statutory provision to the contrary.
Academic text (2009) -
Thus, the granting of homesteads by the government could work, at most, as an extinguishment of aboriginal title to the actual land granted and no more.
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As the original grants to settlers did not come from the sovereign, the trial court argued that there had been no extinguishment of aboriginal rights.
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The study ends with the conclusion of the War of 1812 and the extinguishment of the last faint hope of anything resembling an independent Indian polity.
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Extinguishment must occur by act or consent of the European sovereign, or may occur "by treaty, by the sword, by purchase, or by exercise of complete dominion adverse to the right of occupancy."
Academic text (1994) -
As discussed above, the courts have looked to history to determine the intent of the sovereign—the United States or a state—based on evidence of a central act of extinguishment.
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It demands the instantiation of abstract notions such as due process, appropriateness, and extinguishment by examining socioeconomic contexts.
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A visualization of gas flows during the suppression would show that the oscillating field induces a rapid series of jets that displace the combustion zone from the fuel source, leading to the extinguishment of the fire.
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To settle the debt, the bank agreed to an extinguishment of the remaining balance after the property was sold.
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The treaty included provisions for the extinguishment of the tribe's fishing rights in exchange for compensation.
Synonyms
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4.7
The act of ending something, like a job or contract
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7.2
The end of something that is happening
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4.6
Putting out a fire, light, or other activity so it stops
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3.7
To put out a fire, light, or any burning thing
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6.7
Putting out a fire or stopping something from burning
How Final
- NSFW
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8.1
- Formal
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4.7
- Texting
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1.9
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4.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
extinguishment = extinguish (transparent) = extinguish + ment
Standard nominalization from the verb 'extinguish' with '-ment', meaning the act or process of extinguishing.
Etymology
Extinguishment comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and stinguere 'to quench', and it is the noun of the verb extinguish, like when you put out a candle. So, extinguishment is the act of putting something 'out' or ending it, whether a fire, a debt, or a right.