The Open Dictionary

extrication

noun

UK/ˌek.strɪˈkeɪ.ʃᵊn/
US/ˌek.strəˈkeɪ.ʃᵊn/

Definitions of extrication noun

  1. CountableUncountable

    The act of removing someone or something from a difficult situation or setting them free from a constraint.

    • Trained emergency personnel performed the extrication of the trapped driver from the mangled car.

    • The rescue team is involved in a complex extrication operation to free the trapped miners.

    • The mountain rescue team struggled with the extrication of the stranded hikers after the blizzard.

  2. CountableUncountable

    The act of getting yourself or someone else out of a difficult or unfavorable situation.

    • His lawyer facilitated his successful extrication from the contract dispute.

    • The company managed a successful extrication from its financial difficulties through strategic restructuring.

    • After many years of effort, she achieved extrication from her drug dependence.