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extent definition

ex·tent (ek stent′, ik-)

noun

  1. the space, amount, or degree to which a thing extends; size; length; breadth
  2. range or limits of anything; scope; coverage
  3. an extended space; vast area an extent of woodland
  4. Eng. Law, Historical
    1. a writ directing the seizure of a debtor's property to compel payment of the debt
    2. a valuation of property, as one made in connection with such a writ

Etymology: ME extente < Anglo-Fr < OFr estente < estendre < L extendere

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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