S: (n) decimation (destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot))
S: (n) self-destruction (the act of destroying yourself) "his insistence was pure self-destruction"
S: (n) neutralization, neutralisation ((euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation))
S: (n) sabotage (a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged)
S: (n) bombing (the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists)
S: (n) suicide bombing (a terrorist bombing carried out by someone who does not hope to survive it)
S: (n) abort (the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed) "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"
S: (n) abolition, abolishment (the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)) "the abolition of capital punishment"
S: (n) liquidation, settlement (termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities)
S: (n) state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes) "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"