Definition of expiry
expiries
: expiration: such asa : exhalation of breathb : deathc : termination; especially : the termination of a time or period fixed by law, contract, or agreement
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the expiry of the waiting period
the expiry of a great empire is always a cataclysmic event
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Any such withdrawal shall take effect upon expiry of one year from the date of receipt by the Depositary of the notification of withdrawal, or on such later date as may be specified in the notification of withdrawal.
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In Bulgaria, a system used by police to issue new documents failed to find a proper expiry date five or 10 years hence because there is no February 29 in 2005 and 2010.
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