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clo·sure (klṓzhər)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin clausūra, fortress, lock, from clausus, enclosed; see close, Sense 4, translation of French clôture.]

noun 

  1. The act of closing or the state of being closed: closure of an incision.
  2. Something that closes or shuts.
    1. A bringing to an end; a conclusion: finally brought the project to closure.
    2. A feeling of finality or resolution, especially after a traumatic experience.
  4. See cloture
  5. The property of being mathematically closed.

transitive verb: -sured, -sur·ing, -sures. 

To cloture (a debate).
clo·ture (klṓchər)

[French clôture, from Old French closture, probably alteration of closure, closure; see closure.]

noun 

A parliamentary procedure by which debate is ended and an immediate vote is taken on the matter under discussion. Also called closure

transitive verb: -tured, -tur·ing, -tures. 

To apply cloture to (a parliamentary debate).