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# terminate with extreme prejudice

phrase (idiom; verb phrase; terminate, terminates, terminated, terminating with extreme prejudice)

«terminate with extreme prejudice» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism, jargon, US) to kill on purpose, especially of a spy or agent.
2. (humorous) to end something or get rid of something very firmly.

### In the lessons

Comes from spy and war films; jargon, US. Jokey use for deleting things or firing people.

### Examples

- In the spy film, the agent was ordered to terminate the target with extreme prejudice.
- Dad terminated the wasp with extreme prejudice.
- The old files were terminated with extreme prejudice.
- Spy stories use phrases like terminate with extreme prejudice.
- "That weed must be terminated with extreme prejudice," joked Mum in the garden.
- Critics called the phrase a cold way to talk about killing.

### Note

Stands for "kill". "Prejudice" here does not mean unfair opinion; it means harm. A violent phrase in a calm voice.