SINCE 1828
cease and desist order
nounDefinition of cease and desist order
: an order from an administrative agency to refrain from a method of competition or a labor practice found by the agency to be unfair
Examples of cease and desist order in a Sentence
A cease and desist order was issued by the state.
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The Board immediately issued a cease and desist order to VIP Spa, which closed immediately. — Emma Sarran Webster, Teen Vogue, "New Mexico Department of Health Claims Vampire Facials at One Spa May Have Exposed Clients to Blood-Borne Infections," 14 Sep. 2018 And that resistance is starting to add up — cease and desist orders, city-wide bans, and a torrent of criticism. — Alex Orlando, The Verge, "Trump’s trade war is coming for cheap scooters and the startups that love them," 17 Aug. 2018 The cease and desist order was his only legal remedy, under the law, to stop the harassment against him. — latimes.com, "Responsible sober-home operators are being erroneously scapegoated," 22 May 2018 Nickless blames her mortgage servicer, Ocwen, which is now allegedly facing a cease and desist order from the state of Michigan for violating mortgage laws. — Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, "A Widow Featured on "Extreme Home Makeover" Loses Her House," 31 May 2017 Various enforcement actions, including some taken in provinces of Canada, have included cease and desist orders involving companies with names like Cryptocashback, Cryptosecure, DasCoin, ThinkCoin, Ubcoin, Leverage and Krios. — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, "Buyers beware: It could be the next Bitcoin -- or a scam," 21 May 2018 The state won't say how many business have gotten the fraudulent cease and desist orders or speculate on the motive behind the orders, said David Harns, spokesman for LARA. — Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press, "Medical marijuana dispensaries hit with fake cease and desist orders," 23 Apr. 2018 Fifteen other people caught in the raid were served with cease and desist orders. — Greg Norman, Fox News, "Los Angeles counterfeit makeup had traces of animal feces, urine, police say," 16 Apr. 2018 The Department of Public Health rescinded the cease and desist order on May 11, but the Georgetown facility remains closed until Healthy Pharms has met product-testing requirements. — Linda Greenstein, BostonGlobe.com, "Georgetown marijuana facility nears reopening," 18 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cease and desist order.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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