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cease_and_desist

cease and desist

English

Verb

cease and desist

(idiomatic, law) To stop and not resume an action.
We are told to cease and desist or we will cease to exist.

Translations

stop and not resume an action

Chinese:
Mandarin: 結束和停止, 结束和停止 ‎(jiéshù hé tíngzhǐ)
Dutch: houd op en doe van afstand
Finnish: lopettaa (fi)
French: cessez et renoncez
German: hören Sie auf und verzichten Sie
Greek: παψτε και σταματήστε ‎(papste kai stamatíste)

Italian: cessi e cessi
Japanese: 終え、止めなさい ‎(oe, tomenasai)
Korean: 지하고 단념하십시요 ‎(ji-hago dannyeom hasipsiyo)
Latin: desine et desiste sg, desinete et desistete pl
Portuguese: cessar (pt)
Russian: прекрати́те и воздержи́тесь ‎(prekratíte i vozderžítesʹ)
Spanish: cese y renuncia

Noun

cease and desist

(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

Usage notes

Usually used attributively.