cessation
I
(interlude) noun
abeyance, adjournment, armistice, arrest, break, ceasing, cloture, delay, desistance, discontinuance, discontinuation, dormancy, embolium, halt, hiatus, inaction, inactivity, interim, intermediate time, intermissio, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interval, intervening episode, intervening period, intervening space, intervening time, lapse, latency, lull, moratorium, pause, pendency, postponement, procrastination, quiescence, remission, respite, rest, standstill, stay, stop, suspension, temporary inaction, truce, wait
II
(termination) noun
abandonment, climax, close, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consummation, curtain, denouement, determination, dissolution, end, ending, expiration, finale, finis, finish, fulfillment, intermissio, issue, outcome, realization, retirement, stoppage, surcease, terminus
associated concepts: cessation of business, cessation of hostilities, cessation of occupation, cessation of possession, cessation of work
III
index
abandonment (discontinuance), abeyance, avoidance (cancellation), check (bar), close (conclusion), cloture, conclusion (outcome), defeasance, desuetude, discharge (annulment), discontinuance (act of discontinuing), discontinuance (interruption of a legal action), dissolution (termination), end (termination), expiration, finality, halt, hiatus, impasse, inaction, interruption, layoff, lull, moratorium, pause, pendency, recess, remission, respite (interval of rest), stay
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006