- cessation of labor
- stopping of work
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
cessation of labor
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Cessation — Ces*sa tion (s[e^]s*s[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [F. cessation, L. cessatio, fr. cessare. See {Cease}.] A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final; a stop; as, a cessation of the war. [1913 Webster] The temporary cessation of the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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feriae — /firiyiy/ In Roman law, holidays; generally speaking, days or seasons during which free born Romans suspended their political transactions and their lawsuits, and during which slaves enjoyed a cessation from labor. All feriae were thus dies… … Black's law dictionary
feriae — /firiyiy/ In Roman law, holidays; generally speaking, days or seasons during which free born Romans suspended their political transactions and their lawsuits, and during which slaves enjoyed a cessation from labor. All feriae were thus dies… … Black's law dictionary
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