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Extinguishment
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Extinguishment meaning
The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished. | The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
Example sentences (4)
Once the energy authorities arrived they assessed the scene, isolating power to the kiosk and were then able to advise firefighters when it was safe to begin extinguishment.
Extinguishment was further complicated due to hoarding conditions inside the home.
For the three month period ended March 31, 2020, other expense adjustments primarily relate to the impact of changes in the discount rate assumptions on our closed mine rehabilitation provision and losses on debt extinguishment.
The year-over-year change was primarily due to a non-cash pension settlement charge related to the sale of the pension liabilities, a of debt extinguishment costs, as well as a merger termination payment received in 2018.