#termination__ending__conclusion the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"
supertype: #change_of_state the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
subtype: #demonetization__demonetisation ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country
subtype: #tone_ending__release (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
subtype: #plosion the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
subtype: #windup__completion__culmination__mop_up__mopup a concluding action
subtype: #finish.windup__finishing the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"
subtype: #finale__close__closing_curtain__closingcurtain__finis__fini the concluding part of any performance
subtype: #finalization__finalisation the act of finalizing
subtype: #follow-through carrying something to full completion; "I appreciated his follow-through on his promise"
subtype: #graduation the successful completion of a program of study
subtype: #retirement withdrawal from your position or occupation
subtype: #hibernation the act of retiring into inactivity; "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"
subtype: #rustication.retirement the action of retiring to and living in the country
subtype: #relinquishment__relinquishing the act of relinquishing
subtype: #cession__ceding the act of ceding
subtype: #ceding_back__recession the act of ceding back
subtype: #handover act of relinquishing property or authority etc: "the handover of occupied territory"
subtype: #waiver__release a formal written statement of relinquishment
subtype: #granting_immunity__exemption__immunity an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution"
subtype: #fix an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"
subtype: #dissolution__breakup the termination of a relationship
subtype: #annulment__invalidation a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)
subtype: #dissolution_of_marriage an annulment of a marriage
subtype: #overthrow the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
subtype: #subversive_activity__subversion the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government
subtype: #adjournment.termination__dissolution the termination of a meeting
subtype: #dismission__dismissal__discharge__firing__liberation__release__sacking the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
subtype: #conge an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
subtype: #removal.dismission dismissal from office
subtype: #deactivation__inactivation breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
subtype: #dishonorable_discharge a discharge from the US Army for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)
subtype: #Section_Eight a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable
subtype: #destruction__devastation termination by an act of destruction
subtype: #disaster an act that has disastrous consequences
subtype: #kill the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"
subtype: #laying_waste__ruin__ruining__ruination__wrecking destruction achieved by wrecking something
subtype: #razing__leveling__tearing_down__tearingdown__demolishing complete destruction of a building
subtype: #obliteration__annihilation destruction by annihilating something
subtype: #atomization__atomisation annihilation by reducing something to atoms
subtype: #pulverization__pulverisation annihilation by pulverizing something
subtype: #vaporization__vaporisation annihilation by vaporizing something
subtype: #decimation destroying or killing a great proportion of the population (literally every tenth person)
subtype: #self-destruction the act of destroying yourself; "his insistence was pure self-destruction"
subtype: #sabotage a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
subtype: #extermination__liquidation the act of exterminating
subtype: #holocaust an act of great destruction and loss of life
subtype: #demolition the act of demolishing
subtype: #vandalism__hooliganism__malicious_mischief__maliciousmischief willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
subtype: #killing__putting_to_death the act of terminating a life
subtype: #deathblow__coupdegrace the blow that kills (usually mercifully)
subtype: #death.killing the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"
subtype: #euthanasia__mercy_killing__mercykilling the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
subtype: #manslaughter unlawful killing of a human being without malice
subtype: #chance-medley unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense
subtype: #murder__homicide__slaying unlawful premeditated killing of a human being
subtype: #bloodshed__blood__gore the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the blood of his kinsmen"
subtype: #parricide murder of your own parents
subtype: #matricide murder of your mother
subtype: #patricide murder of your father
subtype: #elimination.murder__liquidation the murder of a competitor
subtype: #carnage__slaughter__butchery the savage and excessive killing of people
subtype: #bloodbath__bloodletting__bloodshed__battue indiscriminate slaughter
subtype: #assassination murder of a public figure by surprise attack
subtype: #dry-gulching__drygulching the act of killing from ambush
subtype: #fratricide the act of murdering your own brother or sister
subtype: #hit.murder a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"
subtype: #infanticide murdering an infant
subtype: #shoot-down__shootdown murder by shooting someone down in cold blood
subtype: #tyrannicide killing a tyrant
subtype: #thuggee murder and robbery by thugs
subtype: #dispatch__despatch the murder or execution of someone
subtype: #fell the act of felling something (as a tree)
subtype: #immolation killing as a sacrificial act
subtype: #self-annihilation__suicide__self-destruction the act of killing yourself
subtype: #assisted_suicide suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible
subtype: #felo-de-se an act of deliberate self destruction
subtype: #harakiri__hara-kiri__harikari (Japan) ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by warriors in the traditional Japanese society
subtype: #suttee the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband
subtype: #slaughter the killing of animals (as for food)
subtype: #lynching putting to death by mob action without due process of law
subtype: #poisoning killing by the administration of poison
subtype: #gassing the deliberate act of poisoning someone with gas
subtype: #regicide the act of killing a king
subtype: #shooting killing by gunfire; "when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies"
subtype: #drive-by_shooting shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim
subtype: #wing_shooting shooting game birds that are flying (on the wing)
subtype: #suffocation__asphyxiation killing by depriving of oxygen
subtype: #strangling__choking__strangulation__throttling the act of suffocating by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
subtype: #ritual_killing__sacrifice the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
subtype: #hecatomb a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen
subtype: #immolation.ritual_killing to kill as a sacrifice by fire
subtype: #electrocution killing by electric shock
subtype: #decapitation__beheading killing by cutting off the head
subtype: #genocide__race_murder__racial_extermination systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
subtype: #Holocaust__final_solution__finalsolution the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler
subtype: #massacre__mass_murder the wanton killing of many people
instance: #Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn__Little_Bighorn__Battle_of_Little_Bighorn__Custer's_Last_Stand
subtype: #abolition__abolishment the act of abolishing
subtype: #liquidation__settlement terminating a business operation
subtype: #viaticus_settlement__viatical_settlement sale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy holder
subtype: #drug_withdrawal__withdrawal the termination of drug taking
subtype: #cold_turkey complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs on which you have become dependent
subtype: #closedown__closure__shutdown termination of operations
subtype: #plant_closing__plantclosing act of shutting down operation of a plant
subtype: #bank_closing act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure
subtype: #layoff the act of laying off an employee or a work force
subtype: #extinguishing__extinction__quenching the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights"
subtype: #fade__disappearance gradually ceasing to be visible
subtype: #abortion termination of pregnancy
subtype: #spontaneous_abortion__spontaneousabortion__miscarriage__stillbirth a natural loss of the products of conception
subtype: #habitual_abortion repeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason)
subtype: #imminent_abortion__threatened_abortion the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception
subtype: #incomplete_abortion__partial_abortion__partialabortion termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception
subtype: #induced_abortion__inducedabortion a deliberate termination of pregnancy
subtype: #aborticide__feticide the act of destroying a fetus
subtype: #therapeutic_abortion__therapeuticabortion a legally induced abortion for medical reasons (as when the mother's life is threatened)
subtype: #suction_curettage__suctioncurettage__vacuum_aspiration a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix
subtype: #defusing__deactivation the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
subtype: #discontinuance__discontinuation the act of discontinuing
subtype: #disfranchisement the discontinuation of a franchise; especially the discontinuation of the right to vote
subtype: #disinheritance the act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit
subtype: #dismount the act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.)
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