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desist
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
desist
(verb)
cease and desist order
(noun)
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desist
/dɪ
ˈ
sɪst/
verb
desists
;
desisted
;
desisting
desist
/dɪ
ˈ
sɪst/
verb
desists
;
desisted
;
desisting
Learner's definition of DESIST
[
no object
]
formal
:
to stop doing something
Despite orders from the police, the protesters would not
desist
.
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They were ordered to
desist from
using the symbol as a logo.
The court ordered the company to
cease and desist
from
selling the photographs. [=to immediately stop selling the photographs]
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cease and desist order
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