cease-and-desist adjective

1. used to describe an official order given by a court or government agency that demands that somebody must stop doing a particular activity
   • ● The Board of Health issued a cease-and-desist order giving the company seven days to stop operating at the site.
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2. used to describe a letter that threatens somebody with legal action if they do not stop a particular activity
   • ● Lawyers for the company have sent out cease-and-desist letters to hundreds of small companies accused of infringing copyright.
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cease and desist
to stop doing something
to cease and desist
a legal phrase which means to stop doing something and not start again often used in the form of a cease and desist order

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