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The formal death certificate for a debt, right, or flame that no longer exists.
means The legal or physical act of ending something completely, so it can never be revived or claimed again.
from From Latin extinguere, to quench or snuff out, the same root that kills your candles and your fires.
Legal senseCancels a debt, lease, or easement permanently.
Merger trickA right vanishes when one party owns both sides.
Not extinctionDifferent word, same root, far less fire.