extinguishment (countable and uncountable, plural extinguishments)
The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.
(legal) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
Source: Wiktionary
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)
Definition: The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation. Abbott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
