The severing of ties with someone; cutting off relationships or connections, including rituals or acts intended to break bad ties (e.g., prayers to sever an undesirable bond).
彼女は悪縁を断つために、有名な神社で縁切り祈願をした。
She prayed for a severing of bad ties at a famous shrine.
そのグループとはもう縁切りしたほうがいいと思う。
I think it's best to cut ties with that group now.
縁切りは古くからの民間信仰の一つだ。
Cutting ties has long been one of the folk beliefs.