Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cease and desist order

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: cease and de-sist order
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

Example Sentences

"injunctions were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order"

Synonyms

injunction enjoining enjoinment

Questions

What does cease and desist order mean?: (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity

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