diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/kill.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/kill.js
index 1de03a9781..a47dc6fbaf 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/kill.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/kill.js
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 import os from 'os';
 import { E } from '@endo/far';
 import { withEndoParty } from '../context.js';
+import { parsePetNamePath } from '../pet-name.js';
 
 export const killCommand = async ({ name, partyNames }) =>
   withEndoParty(partyNames, { os, process }, async ({ party }) => {
-    await E(party).terminate(name);
+    await E(party).terminate(parsePetNamePath(name));
   });
diff --git a/packages/daemon/src/mail.js b/packages/daemon/src/mail.js
index e21ba71730..00cad19772 100644
--- a/packages/daemon/src/mail.js
+++ b/packages/daemon/src/mail.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { E } from '@endo/far';
 import { makePromiseKit } from '@endo/promise-kit';
 import { makeChangeTopic } from './pubsub.js';
 import { makeIteratorRef } from './reader-ref.js';
-import { assertPetName } from './pet-name.js';
+import { assertPetName, petNamePathFrom } from './pet-name.js';
 
 const { quote: q } = assert;
 
@@ -60,11 +60,32 @@ export const makeMailboxMaker = ({
       );
     };
 
-    const terminate = async petName => {
-      const formulaIdentifier = lookupFormulaIdentifierForName(petName);
-      if (formulaIdentifier === undefined) {
-        throw new TypeError(`Unknown pet name: ${q(petName)}`);
+    /**
+     * @param {string | string[]} petNameOrPath - A pet name or a sequence of pet names.
+     * @returns {Promise<void>} A promise that resolves when the name is terminated.
+     */
+    const terminate = async petNameOrPath => {
+      const petNamePath = petNamePathFrom(petNameOrPath);
+      console.log(`trace:terminate1: ${petNamePath.join(', ')}`);
+
+      let formulaIdentifier;
+      if (petNamePath.length === 1) {
+        formulaIdentifier = lookupFormulaIdentifierForName(petNamePath[0]);
+        if (formulaIdentifier === undefined) {
+          throw new TypeError(`Unknown pet name: ${q(petNamePath[0])}`);
+        }
+      } else {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-use-before-define
+        const { value } = await provideLookupFormula(petNamePath);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-use-before-define
+        [formulaIdentifier] = await reverseLookup(value);
+        if (formulaIdentifier === undefined) {
+          throw new TypeError(
+            `Value at ${q(petNamePath.join(', '))} cannot be terminated.`,
+          );
+        }
       }
+
       // Behold, recursion:
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-use-before-define
       const controller = await provideControllerForFormulaIdentifier(