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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Colorado officials ordered the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine to cease and desist operations on Wednesday about a week after a tour guide was killed and 23 people trapped underground when an elevator malfunctioned. —

Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2024 The New York Times has demanded that AI search engine startup Perplexity stop using content from its site in a cease and desist letter sent to the company, reports The Wall Street Journal. —

Wes Davis, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2024 The Securities Division of the Indiana Secretary of State issued Grubbs a cease and desist order because he wasn't registered to offer short-term, high-interest promissory notes. —

Alexandria Burris, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024 So Browning asked the school board earlier this month to issue a cease and desist order. —

Jeffrey S. Solochek, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cease and desist

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