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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The state later billed Lindell for the cost of disproving him, along with sending a cease and desist letter, according to previous Statesman reporting.
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 8 Mar. 2025
Automattic has since sent a cease and desist order to WP Engine to stop it from using its trademarks, while WP Engine has followed up with a lawsuit that accuses Automattic and Mullenweg of extortion.
—Verge Staff, The Verge, 26 Feb. 2025
The most egregious of these included a vigil held in front of Geisel Library on Oct. 7, 2024, hosted in collaboration with Jewish Voices for Peace at UC San Diego, whose organization was under a similar cease and desist order.
—Ellia M Torkian, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
At that time, Chow’s campaign received a cease and desist letter from an attorney demanding that the campaign no longer use the Illinois Education Association’s name and logo.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 8 Mar. 2025
Automattic has since sent a cease and desist order to WP Engine to stop it from using its trademarks, while WP Engine has followed up with a lawsuit that accuses Automattic and Mullenweg of extortion.
—Verge Staff, The Verge, 26 Feb. 2025
The most egregious of these included a vigil held in front of Geisel Library on Oct. 7, 2024, hosted in collaboration with Jewish Voices for Peace at UC San Diego, whose organization was under a similar cease and desist order.
—Ellia M Torkian, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
At that time, Chow’s campaign received a cease and desist letter from an attorney demanding that the campaign no longer use the Illinois Education Association’s name and logo.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 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 24 Apr. 2025.
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