cessation
ces·sa·tion [cessation cessations] BrE [seˈseɪʃn] NAmE [seˈseɪʃn] noun uncountable, countable (formal)
the stopping of sth; a pause in sth
•Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities.
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin cessatio(n-), from cessare ‘cease’.
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