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termination notice

A termination notice is a formal message from one party to a contract to the other stating that the contract is being ended or will end.

In plain English

It is an official communication one side sends to the other about bringing their agreement to an end. It says the agreement is ending now or is set to end.

In context

Here, "termination notice" names the formal document that communicates from one contract party to the other that the contract is ending or will end.

Situation
Processing amendments, renewals, extensions, suspension, and termination
What it communicates
names the formal document used in the ending workflow

Meaning limits

The term itself does not establish whether the ending has already taken effect or has only been announced.

Examples

“After the phone warning, the distributor received a termination notice stating that the contract would end on 30 June.”

Core meaning

“By noon, the contractor had couriered a termination notice to the client.”

In context