Expiration

n.	1.	(Physiol.) The act of expiring The true cause of cold is an expiration from the globe of the earth. - Bacon.
	2.	The last emission of breath; death.
	2.	That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound. The aspirate "he," which is . . . a gentle expiration. - G. Sharp.
	3.	A coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end. Before the expiration of thy time. - Shak.

Noun	1.	expiration - a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license" Synonyms: expiry, termination
	2.	expiration - euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" Synonyms: exit, going, passing, departure, release, loss
	3.	expiration - the act of expelling air from the lungs Synonyms: breathing out, exhalation

EXPIRATION. Cessation; end. As, the expiration of, a lease, of a contract, or statute.
     2. In general, the expiration of a contract puts an end to all the engagements of the parties, except to those which arise from the non- fulfillment of obligations created during its existence. For example, the expiration of a partnership so dissolves it, that the parties cannot in general create any new liability, but it still subsists, to enable the parties to fulfill engagements in which the partners have engaged, or to compel others to perform their obligations towards them. See Dissolution; Contracts.
     3. When a statute is limited as to time, it expires by mere lapse of time, and then it has no force whatever; and, if such a statute repealed or supplied a former statute, the first statute is, i so facto, revived by the expiration of the repealing statute; 6 Whart. 294; 1 Bland, R. 664 unless it appear that such was not the intention of the legislature. 3 East, 212 Bac. Ab. Statute, D.

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