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desist from

   Also found in: Legal 0.04 sec.
desist from something
to stop doing something. You must desist from further attempts to contact your wife. I wish you would desist from calling me Willie.
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14, the SEC announced that the city settled with the commission in lieu of being sanctioned, by retaining an independent consultant for three years to "foster compliance with its disclosure obligations" and agreeing to cease and desist from future securities fraud violations.
In connection with the agreement, IBM has consented to entry of an administrative order by the SEC directing that IBM cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain of the reporting provisions of the federal securities laws and related SEC rules.
No fine has been assessed against the Company in the order, which requires the Company to cease and desist from violations of the antifraud, periodic reporting and books and records provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
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