cease and desist
idiom
formal
: to stop (doing something) immediately
The company was ordered by the court to cease and desist from selling the photographs.
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And on April 28, Reid’s lawyer, Charlie Spies, sent Matthew Moran, executive director of Spirit of Virginia, a cease and desist letter.
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Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Kohl ultimately had to instruct Genscher in writing to cease and desist.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
In 2013, the New York Department of Financial Services sent cease and desist letters to dozens of online payday lenders, including some tribal lenders, and warned banks to cut off access to lenders operating in violation of state law.
—Joel Jacobs, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
The cease and desist order demonstrates a harder stance taken by the Japanese government as well as its first such action against a U.S. tech giant.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
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Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Kohl ultimately had to instruct Genscher in writing to cease and desist.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
In 2013, the New York Department of Financial Services sent cease and desist letters to dozens of online payday lenders, including some tribal lenders, and warned banks to cut off access to lenders operating in violation of state law.
—Joel Jacobs, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
The cease and desist order demonstrates a harder stance taken by the Japanese government as well as its first such action against a U.S. tech giant.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cease and desist
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“Cease and desist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cease%20and%20desist. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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