Sekirov Dictionary

cease and desist

noun 2
verb 1
forms 3

noun[before a noun]2

•
A written demand that a party stops and does not resume a certain behavior, such as copyright infringement, slander, or libel, threatening legal action if the recipient fails to do so.
- She received a cease-and-desist from his solicitors soon after the podcast.
•
(US) An order by a government agency, sanctioned by a court, that one must stop and not resume a certain (usually illegal) behavior.
- His remarks did not stop the courts from issuing the cease-and-desist order.

verb1

•
To stop and not resume an action.
- We are told to cease and desist or we will cease to exist.

forms

ceased and desisted · ceasing and desisting · ceases and desists

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