A state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms.

synonyms: armistice, cease-fire.

Roget 142: cessation, discontinuance, desistance, desinence^†.    intermission, remission; suspense, suspension; interruption; stop; stopping etc. v.; closure, stoppage, halt; arrival etc. 292.    pause, rest, lull, respite, truce, drop; interregnum, abeyance; cloture [U.S.].    dead stop, dead stand, dead lock; finis, cerrado [Sp.]; blowout, burnout, meltdown, disintegration; comma, colon, semicolon, period, full stop; end etc. 67; death etc. 360.    ... show more

Roget 721: peace; amity etc. (friendship) 888; harmony etc. (concord) 714; tranquility, calm etc. (quiescence) 265; truce, peace treaty, accord etc. (pacification) 723; peace pipe, pipe of peace, calumet of peace.    piping time of peace, quiet life; neutrality.    [symbol of peace] dove of peace, white dove.    [person who favors peace] dove.    pax Romana [Lat.]; Pax Americana [Lat.].    ... show more

Roget 723: pacification, conciliation; reconciliation, reconcilement; shaking of hands, accommodation, arrangement, adjustment; terms, compromise; amnesty, deed of release.    peace offering; olive branch; calumet of peace, preliminaries of peace.    truce, armistice; suspension of arms, suspension of hostilities, stand-down; breathing time; convention; modus vivendi [Lat.]; flag of truce, white flag, parlementaire [Fr.], cartel^†.    hollow truce, pax in bello [Lat.]; drawn battle.    ... show more

Dutch: bestand, staakt-het-vuren, wapenstilstand
Polish: zawieszenie broni, rozejm