abortive action

An action that fails and/or ends abruptly or causes something else to fail or end abruptly. The measure to increase pay for senators that was included in the tax reform bill was an abortive action, causing the entire bill to die on the senate floor. The general's effort to mount a counteroffensive proved an abortive action, leaving half of his troops decimated in the wake of battle.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Przemek	PZHE-mek	Polish
Timoteo	tee-mo-TE-o (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
LiÙSaidh	-	Scottish
MÓNica	MO-nee-kah	Spanish
SeanÁN	-	Irish
Briggs	[brigz]