termination

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  1. noun The act of terminating or the condition of being terminated.
  2. noun The end of something in time; the conclusion.
  3. noun An end of something in space; a limit or edge.
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  • This termination will be an immense revolution, “an anguish” similar to the pains of child-birth; a palingenesis , or, in the words of Jesus himself, a “new birth,”[1] preceded by dark calamities and heralded by strange phenomena. —  The Life of Jesus
  • Thus you see that you are the end of all plans, and, wherever they may begin, the termination is the same. —  Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Volume 2.
  • The 5th Circuit's opinion noted this catalog of damages and as an aside chimed in that Velez testified that his termination was a "blessing in disguise" and that he disclaimed suffering any emotional distress. —  Law.com - Newswire
  • The reason for the termination is not clear, according to the paper: —  Facing South
  • Lawyer Thavalingam Thavarajah says the industrial relations laws are very clear -- termination is the last resort.
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  1. from Old French termination, vernacularly terminaison, French terminaison = Spanish terminacion = Portuguese terminação = Italian terminazione, from Latin terminatio(n-), a bounding, fixing of bounds, determining, from terminare, past participle terminatus, bound, limit: see terminate.
 

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