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desist

[dih-sist, -zist] / dɪˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst /


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He was given a cease and desist notice and details about previous court cases which had seen defendants receiving custodial sentences.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

According to the 30-year-old singer's legal team, Samsung apparently ignored "repeated demands" to "cease and desist from infringing on her rights".

From BBC • May 10, 2026

He declined to say whether other cease and desist letters had been sent.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The bar claims the firm refused to remove the attorney’s name from its website for years, ignoring a cease and desist letter from McBratney’s new employer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Nothing made him desist except his own lamentable state of demoralization.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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