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Desist

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

Desistive

Final conclusive ending

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cease-and-desist order

cease-and-desist order see order

injunction

injunction [Middle French injonction, from Late Latin injunction- injunctio, from Latin injungere to enjoin, from in- in + jungere to join] : an equitable remedy in the form of a court order compelling a party to...

mandamus

mandamus [Latin, we enjoin, from mandare to enjoin] : an extraordinary writ issued by a court of competent jurisdiction to an inferior tribunal, a public official, an administrative agency, a corporation, or any person compelling the...

sanction

military coercive measure adopted usually by several nations in concert for forcing a nation violating international law to desist or yield to adjudication vt 1 : to give official approval or consent to : ratify 2 :

stay

stay stayed stay·ing : to temporarily suspend or prevent by judicial or executive order [may not grant an injunction to proceedings in a state court "U.S. Code"] n : a temporary suspension or injunction of an...

supersedeas

supersedeas [Medieval Latin, you should desist (word used in the writ)] 1 : a common-law writ commanding a stay of legal proceedings that is

Blin

To stop to cease to desist

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Desistance

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Desist

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

Desistive

Final conclusive ending

Keep your definitions linked to case research

cease-and-desist order

cease-and-desist order see order

injunction

injunction [Middle French injonction, from Late Latin injunction- injunctio, from Latin injungere to enjoin, from in- in + jungere to join] : an equitable remedy in the form of a court order compelling a party to...

mandamus

mandamus [Latin, we enjoin, from mandare to enjoin] : an extraordinary writ issued by a court of competent jurisdiction to an inferior tribunal, a public official, an administrative agency, a corporation, or any person compelling the...

sanction

military coercive measure adopted usually by several nations in concert for forcing a nation violating international law to desist or yield to adjudication vt 1 : to give official approval or consent to : ratify 2 :

stay

stay stayed stay·ing : to temporarily suspend or prevent by judicial or executive order [may not grant an injunction to proceedings in a state court "U.S. Code"] n : a temporary suspension or injunction of an...

supersedeas

supersedeas [Medieval Latin, you should desist (word used in the writ)] 1 : a common-law writ commanding a stay of legal proceedings that is

Blin

To stop to cease to desist

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