to terminate

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• terminate — ter·mi·nate / tər mə ˌnāt/ vb nat·ed, nat·ing vi: to come to an end in time or effect vt 1: to bring to a definite end esp. before a natural conclusion terminate a contract compare cancel …   Law dictionary

• Terminate with extreme prejudice — is a euphemism (playing on the western expression termination with prejudice of an employment contract) used by Bernard Conners in his 1972 novel Don t Embarrass the Bureau [cite book|title=Don t Embarrass the Bureau|first=Bernard |last=Conners… …   Wikipedia

• terminate — ter‧mi‧nate [ˈtɜːmneɪt ǁ ˈtɜːr ] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] if something terminates, or if you terminate it, it ends: • Their three year partnership was terminated. • The contract terminated in April. 2. [transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to… …   Financial and business terms

• Terminate and Stay Resident — (TSR) is a computer system call in DOS computer operating systems that returns control to the system as if the program has quit, but keeps the program in memory. Many software vendors use the call to create the appearance of multitasking, by… …   Wikipedia

• Terminate — (terminat.exe) was a shareware modem terminal and host program for MS DOS and compatible operating systems developed from the early to the late 1990s by the Dane Bo Bendtsen. The last release (5.00) was made in 1997; no details are still… …   Wikipedia

• Terminate — Ter mi*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Terminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Terminating}.] [L. terminatus, p. p. of terminare. See {Term}.] 1. To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or side of; to bound; to limit; as, to terminate a surface by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Terminate — Ter mi*nate, v. i. 1. To be limited in space by a point, line, or surface; to stop short; to end; to cease; as, the torrid zone terminates at the tropics. [1913 Webster] 2. To come to a limit in time; to end; to close. [1913 Webster] The wisdom… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• terminate — ► VERB 1) bring to an end. 2) (terminate in) have an end at or resolution in. 3) (of a train or bus service) end its journey. 4) end (a pregnancy) before term by artificial means. 5) chiefly N. Amer. end the employment of. 6) euphemistic, chiefly …   English terms dictionary

• terminate and stay resident — see ↑TSR • • • Main Entry: ↑terminate …   Useful english dictionary

• terminate a trial — index rest (end a legal case) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• terminate business affairs — index liquidate (convert into cash) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary