0 to stop doing something, such as operating a business, because of a legal order or because of the threat of legal action:
Canada's Competition Bureau declared the new company "anti-competitive" and ordered it to cease and desist.
A judge last week ordered him to "cease and desist" from making such comments.
The board fined him $15,000 for posing as an architect and issued a cease and desist order.
Due to a cease and desist letter sent by lawyers, this site's content is current unavailable.
