cease-fire

cease-fire
/sees"fuyeur"/, n.
1. a cessation of hostilities; truce.
2. Mil. an order issued for a cease-fire.
[1840-50; n. use of v. phrase cease fire]

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      a total cessation of armed hostilities, regulated by the same general principles as those governing armistice. In contemporary diplomatic usage the term implies that the belligerents are too far apart in their negotiating positions to permit the conclusion of a formal armistice agreement. See also armistice.

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