(to cease)

  • 41Cease and desist — A cease and desist is an order or request to halt an activity (cease) and not to take it up again later (desist) or else face legal action. The recipient of the cease and desist may be an individual or an organization. In the U.S. the term is… …

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  • 42cease — cease1 W3 [si:s] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: cesser, from Latin cessare to delay , from cedere; CEDE] 1.) formal to stop doing something or stop happening cease to do sth ▪ He ceased to be a member of the association. ▪ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43Cease-Fires —    (1989 )    An important development in relations between the central government and ethnic minority armed groups in the Border Areas occurred in 1989 with the signing of cease fire agreements between the State Law and Order Restoration Council …

    Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)

  • 44cease — 1 verb (I, T) formal to stop doing something or stop happening: cease (doing) sth: The company ceased trading at 6 pm today. | It rained all day without ceasing. | cease sth: The committee decided to cease financial support. | cease to do sth:… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45cease */*/ — UK [siːs] / US [sɪs] verb Word forms cease : present tense I/you/we/they cease he/she/it ceases present participle ceasing past tense ceased past participle ceased 1) [intransitive] formal to stop happening or continuing Conversation ceased when… …

    English dictionary

  • 46Cease Fire (Enterprise) — ST episode name = Cease Fire Archer negotiates between the Andorians Vulcans series = Enterprise ep num = 41 prod num = 215 date = February 12, 2003 writer =Chris Black director = David Straiton guest = Vaughn Armstrong Jeffrey Combs Suzie… …

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  • 47cease-lire — observe a cease lire sign violate a cease lire work out a cease lire a temporary cease lire the cease lire has gone into effect to break to declare to honor …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 48cease — 01. The rain finally [ceased] falling just after midnight. 02. It never [ceases] to amaze me how little Ted does at work, yet no one seems to notice. 03. Someone once said that a friend is one who believes in you when you [cease] to believe in… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 49cease-fire — n. 1) to declare; sign; work out a cease fire 2) to honor, observe a cease fire 3) to break, violate a cease fire 4) a temporary cease fire 5) the cease fire has gone into effect …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 50Cease-Fire Groups —    Between 1989 and the late 1990s, 22 major and minor ethnic armed groups signed cease fires with the State Law and Order Restoration Council/State Peace and Development Council:    • Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA, 1989)    •… …

    Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)