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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Shortly after receiving a cease and desist letter from the University of Cincinnati, Cheatham Middle School has announced its new mascot.
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Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 10 Dec. 2024
Lawyers are now involved On December 8, Azealia Banks shared a cease and desist to Healy on Twitter.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
How Cheatham Middle School made the decision to become the CMS 'Musketeers'
Once CMS received the cease and desist letter, a community wide effort began to choose the new mascot.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 10 Dec. 2024
Payne's ex-fiancée issued a cease and desist days before his death.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2024
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Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 10 Dec. 2024
Lawyers are now involved On December 8, Azealia Banks shared a cease and desist to Healy on Twitter.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
How Cheatham Middle School made the decision to become the CMS 'Musketeers'
Once CMS received the cease and desist letter, a community wide effort began to choose the new mascot.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 10 Dec. 2024
Payne's ex-fiancée issued a cease and desist days before his death.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Cease and desist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cease%20and%20desist. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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