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cease and desist
Stop, leave off doing something, as in: “Bliss excavated at least once on his own and Dr. Brand ... told him to cease and desist” (Douglas Preston quoting Frank Hibben, The New Yorker, June 12, 1995). This legal term is a redundancy, since cease and desist mean virtually the same thing, but often appears in legal documents to avoid possible misinterpretation. [c. 1920]
Example Sentences
“Let me be clear: bankrolling civil unrest is not protected speech. It is aiding and abetting criminal conduct. Accordingly, you must immediately cease and desist any further involvement in the organization, funding, or promotion of these unlawful activities,” Hawley wrote.
The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights should “cease and desist any further involvement in the organization, funding, or promotion of these unlawful activities,” said Sen. Josh Hawley in a letter sent to Angelica Salas, head of the organization.
“Let me be clear: bankrolling civil unrest is not protected speech. It is aiding and abetting criminal conduct. Accordingly, you must immediately cease and desist any further involvement in the organization, funding, or promotion of these unlawful activities.”
It has also sent seven "cease and desist" letters, and invited four finfluencers for interview.
The company was fined $18 million, issued a cease and desist order and directed to restore areas that saw environmental damage.
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