liquidation
n[U]
1 liquidating or being liquidated 清偿; 结算; 清算; 清除.
2 (idm 习语) ,go into liqui`dation (of a business) be closed down, esp because of bankruptcy (指公司)关闭; (尤指)倒闭, 破产.
living in a world in which undeclared aggression, war, hypocrisy, chicanery, anarchy and impending immolation are part of our daily lives, we all want a code to live by.