cease and desist order

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Noun

cease and desist order - (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order"enjoining, enjoinment, injunctionban, proscription, prohibition - a decree that prohibits somethingmandatory injunction - injunction requiring the performance of some specific actfinal injunction, permanent injunction - injunction issued on completion of a trialinterlocutory injunction, temporary injunction - injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the trial is overlaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

Cease and Desist Order

An order issued by an Administrative Agency or a court proscribing a person or a business entity from continuing a particular course of conduct.

The force and effect of a cease and desist order are similar to those of an Injunction issued by a court.

cease and desist order

n. an order of a court or government agency to a person, business or organization to stop doing something upon a strong showing that the activity is harmful and/or contrary to law. The order may be permanent or hold until a final judicial determination of legality occurs. In many instances the activity is believed to cause irreparable damage such as receipt of funds illegally, felling of timber contrary to regulation, selling of shares of stock without a proper permit, or oil drilling which would damage the ecology.

cease and desist order

noun

Synonyms for cease and desist order

noun (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity

Synonyms

enjoining
enjoinment
injunction

Related Words

ban
proscription
prohibition
mandatory injunction
final injunction
permanent injunction
interlocutory injunction
temporary injunction
law
jurisprudence