expiry
Noun
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A coming to an end of a contract period (synset 115293639)
"the expiry of his driver's license"same as: expiration, termination
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The event of dying or departure from life (synset 107370091)
"her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"is a type of: alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to anothersubtypes:
- fatality, human death - a death resulting from an accident or a disaster
- martyrdom - death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause
- megadeath - the death of a million people
- departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, passing, release - euphemistic expressions for death
- wrongful death - a death that results from a wrongful act or from negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead person's family or heirs
specific instances: crucifixion - the death of Jesus by crucifixion
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