Extinguishment

A putting an end to a thing, as an estate or right usually by consolidating or uniting it with another. Extingruishment of debt: a putting of an end to a debt as by judgment, or by marriage of the creditor, a. feme sole, with the debtor. Extinguishment of rent: a putting an end to rent as by a purchase of the tion, by grant, by release, or by surrender. Extinguishment of ways: a putting of an end to a way by unity of possession.

In English law

Extinguisliment of common: a putting of an end to right of common, as by unitv of seisin or possession, by severance from the land, by release, by approvement or enclosure, or by dissolution of the estate. Exting'uisliment of copyhold: a putting of an end to a copyhold by a uniting of the copyhold interest and the freehold in the same person in the same right