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- verb idiomatic, law To stop and to not resume an action.
- noun law A demanding that one "cease and desist from" continuing certain behavior, such as
copyright infringement , trademark infringement,slander , orlibel .
Etymologies
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Cease essentially meaning "stop", and desist meaning "do not do it again."
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