The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
The absorption or scattering of electromagnetic radiation emitted by astronomical objects by intervening dust and gas before it reaches the observer.
The inability to perceive multiple stimuli simultaneously.
The fading of a conditioned response over time if it is not reinforced.
A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
The tithing itself.