cessation

English Thesaurus

1. a stopping (noun.event)

hypernym	:	halt, stop,
definition	:	the event of something ending (noun.event)

hyponym	:	legal separation, separation,
definition	:	(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) (noun.act)

derivation	:	cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop,
definition	:	put an end to a state or an activity (verb.stative)

derivation	:	cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop,
definition	:	put an end to a state or an activity (verb.stative)