termination

(tûr'mə-nā'shən)
n.

1. The act of terminating or the condition of being terminated.
2. 1. The end of something in time; the conclusion.
   2. An end of something in space; a limit or edge.
3. A result; an outcome.
4. Linguistics. The end of a word, as a suffix, inflectional ending, or final morpheme.

terminational ter'mi·na'tion·al adj.

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The point where a line, channel or circuit ends. See SCSI termination and hybrid.

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Cancellation of a policy by an insurance company.
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noun

1. A concluding or terminating: cease, cessation, close, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, end of the line, finish, period, stop, stopping point, terminus, wind-up, wrap-up. See continue/stop/pause.
2. The act of dismissing or the condition of being dismissed from employment: discharge, dismissal. Informal ax. Slang boot¹, bounce, sack¹. See keep/release.
3. The last part: close, conclusion, end, ending, finale, finish, last¹, wind-up, wrap-up. See start/end.

n

Definition: end
Antonyms: beginning, initiation, opening, start

An ornamental element which finishes off an architectural feature such as a dripstone.

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Cessation; conclusion; end in time or existence.

When used in connection with litigation, the term signifies the final determination of the action.

The termination or cancellation of a contract signifies the process whereby an end is put to whatever remains to be performed thereunder. It differs from rescission, which refers to the restoration of the parties to the positions they occupied prior to the contract.

The termination of a lease refers to the severance of the landlord and tenant relationship before the leasehold term expires through the ordinary passage of time.

IN BRIEF: The act of ending or concluding.

Intelligence and war are games, perhaps the only meaningful games left. If any player becomes too proficient, the game is threatened with termination. — William Burroughs (1857-1898)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - begrænsning, afslutning, ende, slutning, ophør, udløb, ophævelse

idioms:

• termination of pregnancy    abort, svangerskabsafbrydelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
beëindiging, opzegging

Français (French)
n. - résiliation, interruption, fin, (Méd) interruption de grossesse, (Ling) terminaison

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beendigung, Abbruch, Ende, Endung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τερματισμός, λήξη, εκπνοή, αποπεράτωση, ολοκλήρωση, κατάληξη, (ιατρ.) διακοπή κύησης (με τεχνητά μέσα)

idioms:

• termination of pregnancy    διακοπή κυήσεως

Italiano (Italian)
chiusura, disdetta

idioms:

• termination of pregnancy    interruzione della gravidanza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - término (m), conclusão (f), desinência (f) (Gram.)

idioms:

• termination of pregnancy    gravidez interrompida

Русский (Russian)
завершение, прекращение

idioms:

• termination of pregnancy    аборт (прекращение беременности)

Español (Spanish)
n. - terminación, conclusión, rescisión, cese, despido

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - slut, avbrytande, uppsägning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
终止, 终点, 结束

idioms:

• termination of pregnancy    堕胎

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 終止, 終點, 結束

idioms:

• termination of pregnancy    墮胎

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 종료, 결말, 접미사

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 終了, 満了, 結末, 限界, 末端, 接尾辞

idioms:

• termination of pregnancy    中絶

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نتيجه, انهاء, لاحقه, نهايه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סיום, תוצאה, סיומת‬

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