closure
n[C, U]
1 closing or being closed 關閉; 終止; 結束
pit closures, eg closing of coal-mines because they are uneconomic 礦山關閉(如因不經濟而關閉煤礦)
The threat of closure affected the workers' morale. 工廠行將倒閉一事影響著工人的士氣.
2 (US cloture) (in a parliament or other legislative body) method of ending a debate by taking a vote (國會或其他立法議會中的)藉投票表決以終止辯論的方法
move the closure 提議以投票表決終止辯論
apply the closure to a debate 以投票表決終止辯論. Cf 參看 guillotine 3.