Cessation /(sĕs*sā"shŭn)/
Ces·sa·tion
Cessation
n.
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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.
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.