You mean when a war is stopped, it’s no longer in operation?
A cease-fire is a cessation.
Same root word.
When I was a kid and fighting with my brother, the fight did not end with me on the ground with his hand pressing my face in the dirt. It ended when he stood up and backed off. (That lasted until I was about 12 and hit puberty.)
We are still holding them down with a hand pressing their heads into the dirt. The fight is not over yet.