cessazione

Definitions of cessazione
  1. noun
    the act of ending something
    synonyms: chiusura, conclusione, termine
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    coronamento
    a concluding action
    prepensionamento
    withdrawal from your position or occupation
    dissoluzione
    the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)
    sovversione, sovvertimento
    the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
    congedo, defenestrazione, destituzione, dimissione, licenziamento
    the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
    devastazione, distruzione, scempio
    the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
    ammazzamento, uccisione
    the act of terminating a life
    abolizione, annullamento, cancellazione, risoluzione, soppressione
    the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
    definizione
    termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
    estinzione, smorzamento, spegnimento
    the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
    scomparsa, sparizione
    gradually ceasing to be visible
    consumazione, consumo
    the act of bringing to completion or fruition
    cedimento, ritirata
    the act of ceding
    terremoto
    the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government
    defenestrazione
    dismissal from office
    disfacimento, malora, morte, rovina
    destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
    annichilazione, annichilimento, annientamento
    destruction by annihilating something
    decimazione
    destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
    assassinio, omicidio
    the killing of a human being by another human being
    soppressione
    killing a person or animal
    autodistruzione, autolesionismo, suicidio
    the act of killing yourself
    carneficina, ecatombe, eccidio, macello, massacro, scempio, sterminio, strage
    the killing of animals (as for food)
    avvelenamento, intossicazione
    the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill
    soffocamento, soffocazione
    killing by depriving of oxygen
    immolazione, sacrificio
    the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
    decapitazione, decollazione
    killing by cutting off the head
    disinnesco
    breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
    cassazione, scioglimento
    (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)
    boicottaggio, sabotaggio
    a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
    sterminio
    the act of exterminating
    genocidio
    systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
    abbattimento, demolizione
    the act of demolishing
    vandalismo
    willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
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    cambiamento, cambio
    the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
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