cease and desist
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From cease (“stop”), and desist (“to not do again”).
Verb
[edit]cease and desist (third-person singular simple present ceases and desists, present participle ceasing and desisting, simple past and past participle ceased and desisted)
- (law) To stop and not resume an action.
- We are told to cease and desist or we will cease to exist.
Translations
[edit]stop and not resume an action
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Noun
[edit]- (law, chiefly attributive) A demand that one stop and not resume continuing a certain behavior, such as copyright infringement, trademark infringement, slander, or libel.
- a cease-and-desist letter; a cease-and-desist order