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   Cease·fire

   /ˈsēsˌfī(ə)r/

   

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   • 1. a temporary suspension of fighting, typically one during which peace talks take place; a truce: "the latest ceasefire seems to be holding"
   • ▪ an order or signal to stop fighting.

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   What is a cease-fire?

   • Definition of cease-fire noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary a time when enemies agree to stop fighting, usually while a way is found to end the fighting permanently synonym truce a call for an immediate cease-fire a permanent/a temporary/an interim cease-fire Observers have reported serious violations of the cease-fire.

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   Does a cease-fire mean the end of a war?

   • However, neither a cease-fire nor an armistice necessarily constitutes the end of the war. Depending on how long an armistice has been declared, the Hague Land War Regulations state that war may be resumed, if notice is given. An armistice is a formal stopping of hostilities that’s negotiated between the warring parties themselves.

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   What is a cease-fire agreement?

   • It is a “total cessation of armed hostilities” between groups that are too far apart to even begin discussing a peace treaty. The United Nations considers a cease-fire to be a type of agreement that is “more limited in scope” than an actual peace treaty or armistice.

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   Where does the word 'cease fire' come from?

   • The noun, in fact, comes from a military command: "Cease fire!" Cease means "stop," from the Latin cessare, "go slow or leave off." Another name for a cease-fire is a truce; it can be an informal agreement to delay any violence for the time being, or part of an official treaty between nations and the end of a war.

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   call for/ negotiate/ broker/ declare a ceasefire/ a temporary truce; sign a ceasefire agreement; call for/ bring/ put an end to hostilities; demand/ negotiate/ accept the surrender of somebody/ something; establish/ send (in) a peacekeeping force; negotiate/ conclude/ ratify/ sign/ accept/ reject/ break/ violate a peace treaty

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   cease-fire: 1 n a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms Synonyms: armistice , truce Type of: peace the state prevailing during the absence of war

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   Cease-fire definition: a cessation of hostilities; truce.. See examples of CEASE-FIRE used in a sentence.

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   CEASEFIRE definition: an agreement between two armies or groups to stop fighting. Learn more.

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   a time when enemies agree to stop fighting, usually while a way is found to end the fighting permanently synonym truce a call for an immediate cease-fire a permanent/a temporary/an interim cease-fire Observers have reported serious violations of the cease-fire. Topic Collocations War and Peace starting a war. declare/wage war (on somebody ...