Abort
Abort verb - To put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to).
Break
Break verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: the final vote broke the deadlock
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- In "The Wake" Lyta Hall advises Rose Walker to abort her baby before it can break her heart.
Source: Good Girls Avoid Abortion -
She is repeatedly told to break physical contact from Hanna after being "hugged," and then she fails to heed the multiple orders to abort altogether.
Source: Film / Hanna -
Unable to break the encryption and abort the missile, Bashir finds it comparatively easy to change the orbit of the weapons platform - and puts it into the path of the missile, destroying both harmlessly.
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