desist

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To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from

One Ear was uttering quick, eager whines, lunging at the length of his stick toward the darkness, and desisting now and again in order to make frantic attacks on the stick with his teeth.

to cease from action
{v} to cease, give over or up, stop
To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; often with from
{f} stop, cease
choose no to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"
If you desist from doing something, you stop doing it. Ford never desisted from trying to persuade him to return to America. to stop doing something (desister, from sistere )
cease and desist
To stop and to not resume an action
cease and desist
A demanding that one "cease and desist from" continuing certain behavior, such as copyright infringement, trademark infringement, slander, or libel

a cease-and-desist letter; a cease-and-desist order.

desistance
cessation
desistance
{n} the act of desisting or ceasing
cease and desist
Cease and desist (also called C & D) is a legal term used primarily in the United States which essentially means "to halt" or "to end" an action ("cease") and to refrain from doing it again in the future ("desist"). The recipient of the cease-and-desist may be an individual or an organization
cease and desist order
temporary order from a government authority that orders a business to stop a certain activity (when there is suspicion of impropriety or of a violation of the law)
desistance
The act or state of desisting; cessation
desistance
{i} end, act of stopping, ceasing
desisted
past of desist
desisting
present participle of desist
desists
third-person singular of desist
desist
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