mid-15c., cessacyoun "interruption, abdication," from Latin cessationem (nominative cessatio) "a delaying, ceasing, tarrying," noun of action from past participle stem of cessare & [..]

a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder" A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final Having your benefits end for a medical or non-medical reason is [..]

stoppage, pause, ceasing

n. Discontinuance, as of action or motion.

A serial or annual for which publication has ceased. Cessations are listed alphabetically by title in a separate section of Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory published annually by Seri [..]

(n) a stopping

when your benefits are ended for either a medical or non-medical reason.

The discussion of how to cease any geoengineering deployment.  In the ethics of geoengineering, the term has been introduced in order to suggest that any geoengineering deployment must be designed to [..]

Discontinuation of the Habit of Smoking, the Inhaling and Exhaling of Tobacco smoke.

Ending the TABACCO Habits of Smoking, Chewing, or snuff use.

(formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final. * Motley *: the temporary cessation of the papal iniquities * Sir J. Hayward *: The day was yearly obs [..]