Noah Webster
Cessation
CESSATION, noun
1. A ceasing; a stop; a rest; the act of discontinuing motion or action of any kind, whether temporary or final.
2. A ceasing or suspension of operation, force or effect; as a cessation of the laws of nature.
A cessation of arms, an armistice or truce, agreed to by the commanders of armies, to give time for a capitulation, or for other purposes.