Concetti Chiave
- "Cease" means to stop, often implying urgency, as in asking someone to cease an action.
- The term "cease and desist" is a legal order to stop an activity and not resume it.
- "Cease fire" in military terms refers to a mutual agreement to stop fighting, also used figuratively in arguments.
- The concept is illustrated with examples, such as a hailstorm stopping suddenly, or a legal dispute over product names.
- Personal anecdotes demonstrate the use of "cease" in daily life, such as resolving a conflict with a shout of "Cease Fire!"
Cease
Cease, very simply, means stop. It often carries a sense of urgency, for example if one person asks another to cease doing something.
The hailstorm had begun explosively, with large hunks of ice banging on the house's tin roof. And then, just as suddenly the noise ceased as the violent storm moved away from us.
After seventeen hours, and with Dr. Roberts' help, Hassan's hiccups finally ceased. The only problem now was that he started yawning uncontrollably.
Cease and desist is a legal term for when an individual or company receives an order from a judge or lawyer to the effect that he (or they) stop what they're doing and refrain from starting again. In military battles, a cease fire is a situation wherein both sides mutually agree to stop fighting. Cease fire can also be used figuratively, as in cases when two arguing parties agree to stop the argument.
Jack's company, Exotic Effects, had to stop production on their bestselling guitar effect, the Freaky Fuzz, when they got a Cease and Desist letter from the lawyer for a company called Snide Sound works, claiming that they had been selling something called the Freaky¬Deaky Fuzz for more than three years.
I stepped in between Erin and Bianca, who seemed as if they were about to have a fight. Each was yelling loudly at the other, and neither would stop until I yelled "Cease Fire!" After that, we all sat down and talked out the problem.
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