A fact by means of which a right is divested, terminated, or extinguished; as the right of a tenant terminates with the expiration of his lease, and the right of a creditor is at an end when his debt has been paid. Holl. Jur. 132.
Divide et impera, earn radix et vertex, imperii in obedlentinm consensu rata sunt. 4 Inst 35. Divide and govern, since the foundation and crown of empire are established in the consent of the obedient.