Cessation \Ces*sa"tion\ (s[e^]s*s[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [F. cessation, L. cessatio, fr. cessare. See Cease.]

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. --Motley.

The day was yearly observed for a festival by cessation from labor. --Sir J. Hayward.

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

Syn: Stop; rest; stay; pause; discontinuance; intermission; interval; respite; interruption; recess; remission.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)