cease-and-desist order
[ 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 of cease-and-desist order
1First recorded in 1925–30
Words Nearby cease-and-desist order
- CEA
- ceanothus
- Ceará
- cease
- cease and desist
- cease-and-desist order
- ceased
- cease-fire
- ceaseless
- Ceauşescu
- Cebú
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How to use cease-and-desist order in a sentence
Meanwhile, the Union-Tribune reports, county health officials have been issuing cease-and-desist orders to noncompliant properties and an occasional shutdown order.
Despite Crackdown Announcement, Not Much COVID-19 Enforcement Is Happening | Jesse Marx | February 11, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoCounty sheriff’s deputies have issued hundreds of cease-and-desist orders, but cities like Oceanside and El Cajon have openly said they don’t plan to enforce the orders.
Morning Report: CVPD Chief Didn’t Know Department Shared Info With Feds | Voice of San Diego | January 20, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThat team is in charge of sending a cease-and-desist order to the business.
How Carlsbad Restaurants Became Ground Zero for Coronavirus Defiance | Kayla Jimenez and Sara Libby | January 19, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoAs a result, DeRose sent Jose a cease-and-desist order in September.
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