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cease inquiry

[/siːs ɪnˈkwaɪri/]
verb phrase
cessar a investigação
1. To stop or discontinue an investigation, questioning, or search for information
The detective decided to cease inquiry into the cold case.
O detetive decidiu cessar a investigação sobre o caso antigo.
2. To end one's efforts to obtain or learn something
After finding no evidence, they agreed to cease inquiry.
Depois de não encontrar evidências, concordaram em cessar a investigação.
Synonyms
stop investigatingend inquirydiscontinue investigationabandon inquiryterminate investigation
Antonyms
begin inquirystart investigationcontinue inquirypursue investigation

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
cessar a investigação
Standard usage in formal and legal contexts
Portugal
cessar a investigação
Standard usage; also 'encerrar a investigação'
General Brazilian
parar com a investigação
More informal/colloquial variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

call off the investigation
drop the inquiry
let the matter rest
leave no stone unturned (antonym)
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