call a halt (to something) | meaning of call a halt (to something) in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcall a halt (to something)call a halt (to something)to stop an activity from continuing  I urge those responsible to call a halt to the violence. → haltExamples from the Corpuscall a halt (to something)• The charade at the White House today about calling a halt to politics is transparently hypocritical.• When she got the blade of the shove between her teeth and began to worry it I called a halt.• They ought to see that and just call a halt.• Here General McDowell called a halt.• On the Monday before her wedding-day, Diana gave serious consideration to calling a halt to the whole affair.• Objectives of this kind threaten to impoverish the nation and will cause the electorate to call a halt.• Surely it is time to call a halt to all vehicles on the pavement.• Small wonder many women call a halt.