deactivation

Noun
  1. Breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) (synset 100234662)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
    same as: inactivation
  2. The act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) (synset 100234481)
    is a type of: conclusion, ending, termination - the act of ending something
    same as: defusing

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