The act of desisting, especially desisting from criminal activity.

simple past tense and past participle of cease and desist

(law) To stop and not resume an action.

(law, chiefly attributive) A demand that one stop and not resume continuing a certain behavior, such as copyright infringement, trademark infringement, slander, or libel.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cease and desist

present participle of cease and desist