extent

n. பரவெல்லை, பரப்பு, பரப்பளவு, அளவு, (சட்.) நில மதிப்பீடு, நிலக் கைப்பற்றல், கைப்பற்றலுக்கான கட்டளை.

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Ex*tent", a. Etym: [L. extentus, p. p. of extendere. See Extend.] Defn: Extended. [Obs.] Spenser. Ex*tent", n. Etym: [L. extentus, fr. extendere. See Extend.] 1. Space or degree to which a thing is extended; hence, superficies; compass; bulk; size; length; as, an extent of country or of line; extent of information or of charity. Life in its large extent is scare a span. Cotton. 2. Degree; measure; proportion. "The extent to which we can make ourselves what we wish to be." Lubbock. 3. (Eng. Law) (a) A peculiar species of execution upon debts due to the crown, under which the lands and goods of the debtor may be seized to secure payment. (b) A process of execution by which the lands and goods of a debtor are valued and delivered to the creditor.