cease+from

  • 1cease — I verb abate, abrogate, abstain from, adjourn, annul, arrest, be all over, be at an end, be silent, become void, bring to an end, cancel, cause to halt, check, close, come to a close, come to a standstill, come to an end, conclude, consummate,… …

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  • 2Cease — (s[=e]s), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ceased} (s[=e]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ceasing}.] [OE. cessen, cesen, F. cesser, fr. L. cessare, v. intensive fr. cedere to withdraw. See {Cede}, and cf. {Cessation}.] 1. To come to an end; to stop; to leave off or… …

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  • 3cease and desist order — n. An order by a court, agency, or judicial body telling someone to stop doing a particular activity, usually because the activity in question is illegal. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy… …

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  • 4cease — (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr. cesser to come to an end, stop, cease; give up, desist, from L. cessare to cease, go slow, give over, leave off, be idle, frequentative of cedere go away, withdraw, yield (see CEDE (Cf. cede)). Replaced O.E. geswican and… …

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  • 5Cease Upon The Capitol — Pays d’origine Murfreesboro (Tennessee)  États Unis Genre(s) Screamo Années&#16 …

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  • 6cease — This 14c loanword from French is slowly yielding to stop (as cast has to throw) except in a few set phrases (notably ceasefire and without cease) and where ‘we substitute it for stop when we want our language to be dignified’ (Fowler, 1926).… …

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  • 7cease — ► VERB ▪ come or bring to an end; stop. ● without cease Cf. ↑without cease ORIGIN Latin cessare, from cedere to yield …

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  • 8Cease Fire! — was a movie made in 1953 by Owen Crump. The film featured real ammunition and real soldiers, and additionally was one of the first 3 D movies of its time. This movie was under heavy violation of fthe film code. A song written for the film by… …

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  • 9From an Abandoned Work — a “ for radio” [ The Faber Companion to Samuel Beckett , p 213] by Samuel Beckett, was first broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Third Programme on Saturday 14th December 1957 along with a selection from Molloy. Donald McWhinnie, who had already had a gr …

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  • 10cease and desist letter — A letter from an intellectual property owner that requests that alleged illegal activity, such as copyright infringement, be stopped immediately. Category: Patent, Copyright & Trademark → Copyright Law Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald… …

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