cease and desist

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cease and desist

to completely stop doing something. (A legal phrase.) The judge ordered the merchant to cease and desist the deceptive practices. When they were ordered to cease and desist, they finally stopped.

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In their letter, the generals wrote: "We call on all those who seek to hijack the good name of Britain's military for their own advantage to cease and desist. BNP hit back after military accusat ions by The Journal (Newcastle, England) Two months ago, the Colorado Division of Financial Services issued the credit union a cease and desist order, citing its "unsafe and unsound practices" and violation of "statutes, regulations and directives of the Division" and requiring it to develop a capital restoration and continuing profitability plan in order to keep operating. CDFI faces hard times by Credit Union Times said town counsel has verbally informed him that a judge found for the DCR regarding a cease and desist order issued by Building Inspector Mark Brodeur in early June. Judge rules against town by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)			catch up on catch with catch with pants down catch you later catch-as-catch-can cater to catty-corner caught caught in the act caught in the crossfire caught in the middle caught short caught unaware caught up in caught with pants down cause cause a stir cause eyebrows to raise and cause some raised eyebrows cause tongues to wag caution caution about cave cave in cavil at cease cease and desist cede to ceiling celebrate for an accomplishment cement cement on cement together censure cent center center around center of attention center on centre certain certain party certain sure chafe chafe at chain chain down chain is no stronger than its weakest link chain of command chain to chain up chair			Ceargybi CEARP CEARS CEAS CEAS-UNAH CEASA Ceasar Ceasar Ceasar Ceasar Augustus Ceasar Augustus Ceasar Rodney High School Ceasarea Ceasarea Ceasarean section Ceasarean section Ceasarean section Ceasaria Ceasaria Ceasarian section Ceasarian section Ceasarian section Ceasaropapism Ceasaropapism CEASD cease cease cease cease Cease & desist cease and desist Cease and desist letter Cease and desist notice cease and desist order cease and desist order cease and desist order Cease and Desist Orders CEASE BUZZER cease engagement cease existing Cease fire Cease Fire Contact Maker cease fire line cease living cease loading cease progress cease resistance cease to be Cease to Breathe Cease to Exist Cease to Exist cease to litigate cease to use cease using cease work Cease-and-desist Cease-and-desist letter Cease-and-desist letters

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