cease and desist order

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
cease and desist order
    n 1: (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" [syn: {injunction}, {enjoining},
         {enjoinment}, {cease and desist order}]
    

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