cease and desist

phrase

formal

: to stop (doing something) immediately

The company was ordered by the court to cease and desist from selling the photographs.

Examples of cease and desist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For cases such as the one described in this recent post in which cats are being fed on private property within an association community, violation notices as well as cease and desist letters are the most common initial responses. — Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Billionaire and Democratic megadonor Michael Sacks sent a cease and desist letter to a company paying social media influencers for videos discussing his involvement in Chicago politics, documents obtained by the Tribune show. — Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

States that have issued him cease and desist orders or similar legal action include Connecticut, Iowa, North Carolina, Washington, Massachusetts, Oregon, Nevada, Virginia, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, California and Arkansas, authorities said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

The union a week later proceeded to send a cease and desist to hinder the hospital from implementing the scheduling change. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for cease and desist

• assist
• blacklist
• booklist
• checklist
• consist
• dismissed
• enlist
• exist
• insist
• oocyst
• persist
• resist