Abort - Definition

abort

n 1: the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is
completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an
abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to
extreme winds in the area"
v 1: terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort
the process running on my computer"
2: cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"
3: terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion

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