‘an agreement terminable by the Company on 12 months' notice’
‘It is incompatible with the notion of a fixed term appointment that it is terminable at pleasure.’
‘Alternatively, whether or not the contract is for a fixed term, it might be expressed to be terminable only after a long notice period, thus enhancing the director's claim for payment in lieu of notice.’
‘For example, it never occurred to me even once in my life that I would ever work in any job where I was not terminable at will and I never have.’
‘There are various trust options to choose from, including ‘qualified terminable interest property’ and ‘qualified domestic trust’.’
‘The fact that the expression is commonly used in speaking of a terminable estate does not avoid the necessity for the inquiry whether there is any person of whose interest that essential condition can be predicated.’
‘According to the company's annual report released last week, Duignan has a service contract that is terminable by the company on payment of three years remuneration.’
‘Is the provider/landlord agreement a license or a lease, and is it terminable by the building owner?’
‘How can the Creator of eternity come up with something terminable, inconsistent and out-dated?’
‘A contract may have terms which provide that it will go for five years provided that it is terminable by six months notice.’
limited, not infinite, subject to limitations, restricted
2Coming to an end after a certain time.
‘Now ennui is a terrible thing but it seems to have roughly the same effect as terminable boredom.’
‘For much of the 1850s it had a terminable existence expressly defined, destined to expire in 1860.’
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