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cease and desist en · NOUN

Etymology

From cease (“stop”), and desist (“to not do again”). The noun sense can be viewed synchronically as an ellipsis of cease-and-desist order.

Meanings

1. (attributive) 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.
2. (US, attributive) 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.

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wikidata: Q31726

cease and desist en · VERB

Etymology

From cease (“stop”), and desist (“to not do again”). The noun sense can be viewed synchronically as an ellipsis of cease-and-desist order.

Meanings

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

Forms

Translations (14)

fi lopettaa (stop and not resume an action) · pt cessar (stop and not resume an action) · cmn 結束和停止 /结束和停止 (stop and not resume an action) · ja 停止及び再発阻止 (stop and not resume an action) · el πάψτε και σταματήστε (stop and not resume an action) · pl nakaz zaprzestania działalności (stop and not resume an action) · de hören Sie auf und verzichten Sie (stop and not resume an action) · it diffida (stop and not resume an action) · ko 지하고 단념하십시요 (stop and not resume an action) · es cesar y renunciar / desistir (stop and not resume an action) · sv upphöra (stop and not resume an action) · ru прекрати́те и воздержи́тесь (stop and not resume an action) · fr cessez et renoncez (stop and not resume an action) · nl houd op en doe van afstand (stop and not resume an action)