cessation

(sĕ-sā'shən)
n.
A bringing or coming to an end; a ceasing: a cessation of hostilities.

[Middle English cessacioun, from Old French cessation, from Latin cessātiō, cessātiōn-, from cessātus, past participle of cessāre, to stop. See cease.]

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noun

1. A concluding or terminating: cease, close, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, end of the line, finish, period, stop, stopping point, termination, terminus, wind-up, wrap-up. See continue/stop/pause.
2. The act of stopping: check, cut-off, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease. See continue/stop/pause.
3. The condition of being stopped: discontinuance, discontinuation, halt, standstill, stop, stoppage, surcease. See continue/stop/pause.

n

Definition: ending
Antonyms: beginning, commencement, start

IN BRIEF: Discontinuance of an action or motion.

Every creative act is a sudden cessation of stupidity. — Edward Herbert Land (1909-91).

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• Laws, Procedures, and Court Proceedings - cessation: temporary adjournment of case

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ophør

Nederlands (Dutch)
beëindiging

Français (French)
n. - cessation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beendigung, Einstellen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατάπαυση, παύση, διακοπή

Italiano (Italian)
fine, cessazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cessação (f)

Русский (Russian)
прекращение

Español (Spanish)
n. - cesación, suspensión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - upphörande, slut

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
停止

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 停止

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 정지

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 中止, 停止

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) توقف, انقطاع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הפסקה, הפוגה‬

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