灭失 Traditional form: 滅失 Pinyin (reading): mièshī Definitions: loss (of sth through natural disaster, theft etc) (law) Characters: 灭 - to extinguish; to wipe out 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect Traditional characters: 滅 - to extinguish; to wipe out 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect