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Answer for the clue "Breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) ", 12 letters:
deactivation

Word definitions for deactivation in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) [syn: inactivation ] the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) [syn: defusing ] [ant: activation ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Deactivation may refer to; Protein denaturation , the process of disrupting the structure of proteins or nucleic acids Drug metabolism Sterilization (microbiology) , the process of killing or deactivating all life and other biological agents, rendering ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
deactivation \de*ac`ti*va"tion\, n. The act or process of deactivating.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. the act of deactivate something, such as a bomb

Usage examples of deactivation.

Kirk stop, kicked at the deactivation switch to shut off the communicator.

Proceed immediately to the nurse ships for deactivation, servicing, and replacement.

But I have some news for those gloomy sensors of yours: No matter what you may choose to parade before my photoreceptors, you will never again hear me express concerns about deactivation.

A separate search function pulled up droid deactivations as well, of which there were many.

Holding a deactivation tool out in front of him like a pistol, Rufus Chews confronted the vacuum cleaner while his similarly armed wife tried to work her way around behind the desk.