(to cease)

  • 21cease–and–desist order — see order 3b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 22cease-fire — cease′ fire′ n. 1) mil a cessation of hostilities; truce 2) mil an order issued for a cease fire • Etymology: 1840–50 …

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  • 23cease — [sēs] vt., vi. ceased, ceasing [ME cesen < OFr cesser < L cessare, to loiter, be idle < pp. of cedere, yield: see CEDE] to bring or come to an end; stop; discontinue n. [ME & OFr ces < v.] a ceasing, as of some activity: chiefly in… …

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  • 24cease and desist letter — A letter from an intellectual property owner that requests that alleged illegal activity, such as copyright infringement, be stopped immediately. Category: Patent, Copyright & Trademark → Copyright Law Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald… …

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  • 25cease existing — index decease Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 26cease living — index decease, die, perish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 27cease progress — index quit (discontinue) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 28cease resistance — index comply, submit (yield) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 29cease to be — index decease, dissipate (spread out), expire, perish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 30cease to exist — index decease, die, perish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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