Applescript to quit a daemon?

So, now and then I need to quit/kill/restart a daemon. Well, I use other Applescripts to quit applications, but apparently, quitting a daemon is not the same. Both show up in the Activity Monitor, but trying to apply a quit and app type script to a "daemon" does not work. I like to use an applescript as then I can just click it and it runs versus having to open Activity Monitor, searching for the daemon, selecting and quitting. 1 click versus like 5 clicks.
For example, I use this to quit an app..
tell application "Dock" to quit
but trying to put in a daemon service in place of "Dock" app does not work becuase this script is looking for an "application"
So, does anyone know of a simple script just like this that can be written to quit a daemon?

Just killing a daemon will not necessarily restart it. How is the daemon started in the first place? It would also help if you told us which daemon you are referring to here.
In OS X background processes like this are controlled using launchd/launchctl. It would be best if you worked within that system.
So just killing the process isn;t the answer unless you do not what it started up again.
it is one for an app that unless the daemon is restarted a portion of the visual monitor displayed in the apple menu will not work.
Interesting, could you share the name of this program and what ir does ?
Just like I run a 1 click applescript to kill my dock to regain control of my widgets (as that is an issues no one has ever been able to solve, but a different issue posted about elsewhere).
What issue is this?
BTW what version of the OS are you running that might also affect the answer.
regards

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