Consumed
/kənˈsjuːmd/
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- (adj.) Having been used up, expended, or fulfilled, especially in legal contexts such as property, rights, or obligations.
The rights were considered consumed after the contract term expired.
- (v.) Past tense and past participle of consume, meaning to use up or exhaust resources or rights.
The party consumed all the allocated funds before the deadline.
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Commonly used as a past participle to describe rights or resources fully used or fulfilled in legal instruments; ensure clarity by distinguishing it from active verb forms.
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