Lewis Short
fīnītĭo (noun F) : finio (post-Aug.).
* Alimiting, limit, boundary, Vitr. 2, 1 fin.; 5, 4fin.; 8, 1.
* A determining, assigning, viz.
* Lit., a division, part, Hyg. Astr. 1, 6 fin.
* An end; esp.
* A definition, explanation (esp. freq. in Quint.): finitio est rei propositae propria et dilucida et breviter comprehensa verbis enunciatio,Quint. 7, 3, 2 sq.; 2, 15, 34; 3, 6, 49; 5, 10, 63 et saep.; Gell. 15, 9, 11.
* A rule: illam quasi finitionem veluti quandam legem sanxerunt, eos tantum surculos posse coalescere, qui, etc.,Col. 5, 11, 12.
* The end of life, death, Inscr. Grut. 810, 10: FATI,Inscr. Orell. 4776.
* Completeness: progressum esse ad hanc finitionem,Vitr. 2, 1, 8.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary