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cesser

British  
/ ˈsɛsə /

noun

  1. law the coming to an end of a term interest or annuity

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Aussitôt que ces affections ou utérines, ou ovariennes ou rénales sont guéries par l'emploi de Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, ce mal de dos tourmentant va cesser tout seul.

From Treatise on the Diseases of Women by Pinkham, Lydia Estes

Malherbe borrowed from the Latin, insidieux, s�curit�, which have been received; but a bolder word, d�vouloir, by which he proposed to express cesser de vouloir, 28 has not.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac

Si le Roy faisoit cesser ici la construction de ses vaisseaux, tous les ouvriers qui y sont employés seroient forcés d'aller chercher du travail ailleurs.

From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Le Moine, J. M. (James MacPherson), Sir

The cesser clause has come into common use because very frequently the charterers are not personally interested in the cargo shipped.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Se désintéresser de soi, sans cesser de s'intéresser aux autres, met quelque chose de divin dans l'âme.'

From Historical and Political Essays by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole

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