Cease-and-desist Definition

verb
(idiomatic, law) To stop and to not resume an action.
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noun

(law) A demanding that one "cease and desist from" continuing certain behavior, such as copyright infringement, trademark infringement, slander, or libel.

A cease-and-desist letter; a cease-and-desist order.
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Origin of Cease-and-desist

  • Cease essentially meaning "stop", and desist meaning "do not do it again."

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Cease-and-desist Sentence Examples

  • As soon as ads appear on websites, cease and desist letters often arrive from retailers asking the websites to remove the ads for a couple of reasons.

  • The cease and desist was served as the result of a complaint by a punk rock trio also named Supernova.

  • The overnight success of this emulator caught the attention of Nintendo, which gave the creators cease and desist letters.

  • Jon then issued a cease and desist order to TLC, banning them from filming the couple's children.

  • After that announcement, Jon's lawyers serve TLC with a cease and desist order to demand that they stop filming the children, essentially putting the brakes on the show.

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