How to pronounce “cease and desist”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (law) To stop and not resume an action.
• [Noun]
• (law, chiefly 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.
• (US, law, chiefly attributive) An order by a government agency, sanctioned by a court, that one must stop and not resume a certain (usually illegal) behavior.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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