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cease and desist
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cease and desist

An order from a government authority requiring one to stop engaging in some activity, such as construction without a proper permit. If issued from a court, it would be called an injunction.
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based company's chairman and CEO, said in a letter posted on the firm's breach information website that Heartland has sent cease-and-desist letters to some competitors -- which he did not name -- telling them "that their untrue and misleading claims are baseless and unlawful.
Heartland: Visa won't fine you for doing business with us by Dan Kaplan / SC Magazine
On Saturday, attorneys for Dakota Communications sent cease-and-desist letters to Joe Barrett, who had posted the memo on the Web site for his group, No Home Depot, and Doc DeMulle, editor and publisher of The Foothills Paper.
HOME DEPOT BATTLES MEMO POSTING by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
They rarely shut down their businesses or even cancel orders in response to cease-and-desist letters.
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