EXTENT', adjective Extended. EXTENT', noun [Latin extentus. It is frequently accented on the first syllable.] 1. Space or degree to which a thing is extended; hence, compass; bulk; size; as a great extent of country, or of body. 2. Length; as an extent of line. 3. Communication; distribution. The extent of equal justice. 4. In law, a writ of execution or extendi facias, commanding a sheriff to value the lands of a debtor; or extent is the act of the sheriff or commissioner in making the valuation.
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