verb
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cease and desist
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He commanded all law violators to cease and desist.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Blaine would not desist in her insistence.
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But they differ from normal girls in the extent to which they pursue these activities and their inability to desist from them.
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Guidelines have been issued to them on the point at which they must desist from the chase because of danger to the public.
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However, the professor was able to convince them to desist by arguing that they lacked sufficient grounds for their demand.
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It would be wise to desist from this activity forthwith.
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One person might consider it his moral duty to fight and another to desist from fighting.
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Perhaps the presence of her young mistress made her desist from talk.