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.

Examples of cease and desist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Per the complaint, the band Jellyroll first sent a cease and desist letter in February, but the conversations between the plaintiff and defendant didn't come to a resolution. —EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024

The religious advocacy group California Family Council has worked with the Christian conservative legal nonprofit, the National Center for Law & Policy, to send a cease and desist letter to the district demanding the cancellation of the clubs. —Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024

Their attorneys sent a cease and desist letter to Gates in August to remove the videos. —Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024

Last month, South by Southwest issued a cease and desist to APC for using its logo, according to The Austin Chronicle. —Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2024

The couple’s attorneys sent a cease and desist letter to Dr. Gates after discovering the videos, expressing their shock, anger, humiliation, and outrage over the unauthorized sharing of their deceased child’s autopsy details. —Melissa Noel, Essence, 19 Mar. 2024

The movie made waves in late 2022 when, as Drew was preparing to screen the film at the Toronto Film Festival, the fest received a cease and desist letter from Warner Bros. Discovery, asking that the film not be shown. —Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2024

Circuit Judge Robin Green's private attorney sent a cease and desist letter to candidate Sarah Phillips in the Benton County prosecuting attorney's race for using the judge's name in campaign advertising, the judge confirmed Monday. —Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2024

Last year, the Federal Trade Commission sent cease and desist letters to companies that made THC products that were packaged to look like Doritos, Nerds Ropes and other junk food. —Jen Christensen, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024