terminating

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present participle of

to (cause something to) end or stop:

They terminated my contract in October.

This train will terminate at the next stop - passengers who wish to continue should change trains.

to stop employing an employee:

Employers must terminate all illegal employees.

In most occupations, poorly performing workers can be terminated.

to end a pregnancy intentionally, usually by a medical operation:

She made the difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy.

Even the baby's father urged her to terminate.