termination

noun

1 the termination of a contract:

ending, end, closing, close, conclusion, finish, stop, stopping, stoppage, winding up, discontinuance, discontinuation, breaking off, cessation, cutting short;

cancellation, dissolution;

Law cesser, lapse;

informal wind-up.

▷antonyms start, beginning.

2 she never considered having a termination:

abortion;

rare feticide.

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