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Determination

The decision of a court of justice. Shirley v. Birch, 16 or. 1, 18 Pac. 344; Henavle v. Rallroad Co., 154 N. Y. 278, 48 N. E. 525. The ending or ex-piration of an estate or interest in property, or of a right, power, or authority

Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)