cease and desist

cease and desist

English

Etymology

From cease (“stop”), and desist (“to not do again”).

Verb

cease and desist (third-person singular simple present ceases and desists, present participle ceasing and desisting, simple past and past participle ceased and desisted)

1. (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: πάψτε και σταματήστε (pápste kai stamatíste) Italian: cessi e cessi Japanese: 停止及び再発阻止 (teishi, oyobi, saihatsu soshi) 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 renuncie Swedish: upphöra (sv)

Noun

cease and desist

1. (law, chiefly attributive) A demand that one stop and not resume continuing a certain behavior, such as copyright infringement, trademark infringement, slander, or libel.

   a cease-and-desist letter; a cease-and-desist order