lapsed vs terminated

lapsed

adj
  • Discontinued; having ceased or gone out of use. 

  • By extension, having changed a (secular) belief or adherence. 

  • Changed to a less valued condition or state; especially having lost one's religious faith. 

terminated

adj
  • Having been the subject of termination; ended or destroyed. 

  • Having lost a job or assignment. 

  • Having an end or a boundary. 

How often have the words lapsed and terminated occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )