Yes, you can.
In the Customers or Vendors page, select the customer/vendor you wish to delete. In the details page, click on More on the top right corner and select Delete from the drop-down.
Note: You will not be able to delete a contact if any transactions have been created for it. The transactions for the particular contact have to be deleted first after which you can proceed to delete the contact.
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