Definitions for: Extinguishment

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.