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cease and desist order

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cease-and-de⋅sist or⋅der

[sees-uhn-di-zist, -sist]
–noun
an order by a government agency to a person or corporation to terminate a business practice found by the agency to be illegal or unfair.

Origin:
1925–30
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Main Entry: cease–and–desist order
see ORDER 3b
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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