cease+from

  • 1Cease — (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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Cease 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… …

    Wikipedia

  • 3From 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 …

    Wikipedia

  • 4Cease 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… …

    Wikipedia

  • 5cease — I. verb (ceased; ceasing) Etymology: Middle English cesen, from Anglo French cesser, from Latin cessare to hold back, be remiss, frequentative of cedere Date: 14th century transitive verb to cause to come to an end especially gradually ; no… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 6Cease 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… …

    Wikipedia

  • 7From the Earth to the Moon (film) — Infobox Film name = From the Earth to the Moon image size = caption = director = Byron Haskin producer = Benedict Bogeaus writer = Jules Verne (novel) Robert Blees James Leicester narrator = starring = Joseph Cotten George Sanders Debra Paget Don …

    Wikipedia

  • 8cease and desist order — noun Date: 1926 an order from an administrative agency to refrain from a method of competition or a labor practice found by the agency to be unfair …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 9cease fire — 1. A command given to any unit or individual firing any weapon to stop engaging the target. See also call for fire; fire mission. 2. A command given to air defense artillery units to refrain from firing on, but to continue to track, an airborne… …

    Military dictionary

  • 10History of Cape Colony from 1806 to 1870 — The history of Cape Colony from 1806 to 1870 spans the period of the history of Cape Colony during the Cape Frontier Wars, also called the Kaffir Wars, which lasted from 1811 to 1858. The wars were fought between the European colonists and the… …

    Wikipedia