cessation

  • 21cessation — ces|sa|tion [ se seıʃn ] noun count or uncount FORMAL an end to something: cessation of: a cessation of hostilities …

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  • 22cessation — [[t]sese͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT: also a N, usu with supp, oft N of n The cessation of something is the stopping of it. [FORMAL] He would not agree to a cessation of hostilities …

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  • 23cessation — n. 1 a ceasing (cessation of the truce). 2 a pause (resumed fighting after the cessation). Etymology: ME f. L cessatio f. cessare CEASE …

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  • 24cessation — noun A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final. cessation of war …

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  • 25cessation — noun (countable, uncountable + of) formal a pause or stop: a cessation of hostilities (=when the fighting stops in a war) …

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  • 26cessation — noun the cessation of hostilities Syn: end, ending, termination, stopping, halting, ceasing, finish, finishing, stoppage, conclusion, winding up, discontinuation, abandonment, suspension, breaking off, cutting short Ant …

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  • 27cessation — [seˈseɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] formal an end to something a cessation of hostilities[/ex] …

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  • 28cessation — ces•sa•tion [[t]sɛˈseɪ ʃən[/t]] n. a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance: a cessation of hostilities[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L cessātiō rest, inactivity =cessā(re) to delay, stop (see cease) + tiō tion …

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  • 29cessation — /sɛˈseɪʃən / (say se sayshuhn) noun a ceasing; discontinuance; pause: a cessation of hostilities. {Latin cessātio} …

  • 30Cessation De Paiement — Cessation de paiements  Ne doit pas être confondu avec arrêt de règlement. En droit français, une entreprise qui ne peut plus faire face à ses dettes est placée par ses dirigeants en procédure collective en constatant sa cessation de… …

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