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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Mace must cease and desist her inciteful behavior immediately.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Mace must cease and desist her inciteful behavior immediately.
—Tierra Cunningham, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
Since the cease and desist, Schlep and his supporters have pushed a #FreeSchlep campaign, with some staging virtual protests on his behalf within Roblox.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
Trump should cease and desist trashing America’s great cities.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Mace must cease and desist her inciteful behavior immediately.
—Tierra Cunningham, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
Since the cease and desist, Schlep and his supporters have pushed a #FreeSchlep campaign, with some staging virtual protests on his behalf within Roblox.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
Trump should cease and desist trashing America’s great cities.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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