0 present participle of desist
1 to stop doing something, especially something that someone else does not want you to do:
In early adulthood, endorsing an antisocial lifestyle and being employed or in school were closely related to patterns of persisting or desisting in crime.
The industry was then reported because it was not desisting, but was operating on the basis of price information agreements and each firm was fined £10,000.
They represent an attempt at making a new start and desisting from the disputes of the past.
However, that is reason not for desisting but for carrying on, while not exaggerating the role that we can play.
It is unacceptable, of course, that when some countries are behaving properly with regard to arms exports, in particular when they are desisting from exporting arms, others fill the gap.
The diminished influence of peers after men marry has also been cited as a factor in desisting from offending.
