Remission, release; mitigation, abatement; hence, cessation, end.

= ceasing, n., cessation, n. Obsolete except in the still occasional without cease, without end, incessantly. (Cf. French sans cesse.)

Cessation of action or motion, pause, stay. Phrase, to make a stint: to stop. withouten stint, but stint (Scottish): without stopping, unceasingly…

The action of stint, v. in various senses; †stopping, ceasing, coming or bringing to an end (obsolete); limiting, apportioning within limits…

The action of cease, v., in its various senses; cessation. without ceasing: incessantly.

The action of discontinuing or breaking off; temporary or permanent interruption of continuity in time or (occasionally) space; cessation…

Ceasing, discontinuance, stoppage; either permanent or temporary.

With adverbs, in compound nouns of action corresponding to adverbial combinations of leave, as leaving-off, leaving-out, etc.

The action of leaving off or desisting from some proceeding.

Discontinuance of a usage or practice; = disuse, n. 1.

A cessation, coming to a pause or end (of any activity, process, etc.).

In various intransitive senses: Coming to a stand, waiting, continuing in a place or a condition; †hesitating, delaying.

The action of discontinuing or stopping something; an instance of this; = discontinuance, n. 1.

The action of interrupting, ceasing, or putting a stop to something; cessation; interruption. Also: an instance of this.

The action, or an act, of bringing or coming to an end; (a) cessation, stop; esp. (a) temporary… Const. of or genitive.

Cessation, limitation.

Cessation, end.

The calling away or withdrawal (of a person) from an employment; diversion of the thoughts. archaic or Obsolete.

The action of desisting, leaving off, or forbearing to proceed; cessation, discontinuance of action.

Stopping, cessation.

= surcease, n.

Cessation, discontinuance. rare.

Discontinuance.

the removal of the piece of surplus metal from newly-cast type; also attributive.

The action of estop, v.; = stoppage, n.

Cessation, interruption.

A coming to an end; cessation, termination.

A shutting down; the closing for a time of a factory, etc. Also attributive.

Cessation of movement or activity; a stop or halt in a journey.

A cessation of flow, supply, or activity.

Originally: a word, phrase, or announcement of any type, delivered to mark the end of a broadcast; the point at which a broadcast ends. Later…