Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Extinguishment

Extinguishment , noun

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