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Exhaustion
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exhaustion n
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: the act or process of exhausting [even after the of direct appellate review "W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel"]
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: exhaustion of remedies
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.