1) Ban 2) End 3) Interruption 4) Letup 5) Rest 6) Stop 7) Surcease 8) Suspension 1) Desinence 2) Desistance 3) Discontinuance 4) Halt 5) Stop 6) Stopping reckless canoeists 7) Stopping, suspension 8) Surcease 
• (n.) A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final; a stop; as, a cessation of the war.
Ces·sa'tion (sĕs*sā'shŭn) noun [ French cessation , Latin cessatio , from cessare . See Cease .] A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final; a stop; as, a cessation of the war. « The temporary cessation o...
Temporary or final stopping of action.
[n] - a stopping
surcease noun a stopping; `a cessation of the thunder`
a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance: a cessation of hostilities.
a stopping