Cessation /(sĕs*sā"shŭn)/

Ces·sa·tion

Cessation

n.
  1. A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final; a stop; as, a cessation of the war.
    The temporary cessation of the papal iniquities.
    The day was yearly observed for a festival by cessation from labor.
    — Sir J. Hayward.

Phrases & Compounds

Cessation of arms
an armistice, or truce, agreed to by the commanders of armies, to give time for a capitulation, or for other purposes.