--- !ruby/object:RDoc::RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::P 
  :body: Causes the given <em>thread</em> to exit (see <tt>Thread::exit</tt>).
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::VERB 
  :body: "   count = 0\n   a = Thread.new { loop { count += 1 } }\n   sleep(0.1)       #=&gt; 0\n   Thread.kill(a)   #=&gt; #&lt;Thread:0x401b3d30 dead&gt;\n   count            #=&gt; 93947\n   a.alive?         #=&gt; false\n"
full_name: Thread::kill
is_singleton: true
name: kill
params: |
  Thread.kill(thread)   => thread

visibility: public
