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| ex·tent [ ik stént ] (plural ex·tents) |
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1. range or scope: the area or range covered or affected by something
  the location and extent of the damage
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2. degree: the degree to which something applies
To what extent should we allow newspaper reporters into people's private lives?
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3. region: an area of land or water
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4. law writ allowing seizure of property: a writ that authorizes somebody to take possession of the property of a person who owes him or her money
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| [Late 16th century. Via Anglo-Norman, "valuation of land" < medieval Latin extenta< Latin extendere (see extend)] |
