Resignation vs. Termination — What's the Difference?

Resignation is the formal act of leaving or quitting one's office or position. A resignation can occur when a person holding a position gained by election or appointment steps down, but leaving a position upon the expiration of a term, or choosing not to seek an additional term, is not considered resignation.

The action of terminating something or the fact of being terminated

The act or an instance of resigning

A word's final syllable or letters or letter, especially when constituting an element in inflection or derivation.

An oral or written statement that one is resigning a position or office

An ending or result of a specified kind

Unresisting acceptance of something as inescapable; submission

The act of terminating or the condition of being terminated.

The act of resigning.

The end of something in time; the conclusion.

A written or oral declaration that one resigns.

An end of something in space; a limit or edge.

An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable.

A result; an outcome.

The form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior.

(Linguistics) The end of a word, as a suffix, inflectional ending, or final morpheme.

The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, office, or the like; surrender; as, the resignation of a crown or commission.

The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.

The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet or patient submission; unresisting acquiescence; as, resignation to the will and providence of God.

The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason.

Acceptance of despair

An end in time; a conclusion.

The act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)

An end in space; an edge or limit.

A formal document giving notice of your intention to resign;

An outcome or result.

(grammar) The last part of a word; an ending, a desinence; a suffix.

(medical) An induced abortion.

A word, a term.

The ending up of a polypeptid chain.

The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities.

That which ends or bounds; limit in space or extent; bound; end; as, the termination of a line.

End in time or existence; as, the termination of the year, or of life; the termination of happiness.

End; conclusion; result.

Last purpose of design.

A word; a term.

The ending of a word; a final syllable or letter; the part added to a stem in inflection.

A coming to an end of a contract period;

A place where something ends or is complete

Something that results;

The end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme);

The act of ending something;