cease and desist

English

Etymology

From cease (stop), and desist (to not do again).

Verb

cease and desist

  1. (law) To stop and not resume an action.
    We are told to cease and desist or we will cease to exist.

Translations

Noun

cease and desist

  1. (law, chiefly attributive) A demanding that one "cease and desist from" continuing certain behavior, such as copyright infringement, trademark infringement, slander, or libel.
    a cease-and-desist letter; a cease-and-desist order
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