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forced termination

[/fɔːrst ˈtɜːrmɪneɪʃən/]
nounpl: forced terminations
rescisão forçada
1. The involuntary ending of employment, contract, or process before its natural completion
The forced termination of the project left many employees without work.
A rescisão forçada do projeto deixou muitos funcionários sem trabalho.
2. In computing, the abrupt cessation of a program or process by external command
The system performed a forced termination of the unresponsive application.
O sistema realizou uma rescisão forçada da aplicação que não respondia.
3. Legal dismissal of an employee without just cause or proper notice
The employee sued the company for forced termination without severance.
O funcionário processou a empresa por rescisão forçada sem indenização.
NYC Slang
getting canned; getting axed; being given the boot
Synonyms
forced dismissalinvoluntary terminationabrupt terminationsudden cessation
Antonyms
voluntary resignationnatural conclusionmutual agreementretirement

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
rescisão forçada
Standard term used across Brazil
São Paulo
demissão forçada
Alternative term commonly used in business context
Rio de Janeiro
rescisão compulsória
More formal legal terminology
Portugal
rescisão forçada
Legal term; Europeans may also use 'cessação forçada'

Related Idioms & Phrases

forced out of a job
given the pink slip
cut loose without warning
end of the road (employment)
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