Sentence examples for Desist from inspiring English sources
The word "Desist" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to indicate the act of stopping or refraining from an action. Example: "The judge ordered the defendant to desist from any further harassment." Alternatives include "cease" or "stop."
verb
To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.
The Farc need constant reassurance because they are very, very mistrustful Michael Shifter Several US officials have suggested privately that diplomatic relations would not be affected if Colombia choses to desist from extraditing demobilized guerrillas.
"So we have to be very firm and strong about the sanctions and say to Vladimir Putin: 'What you are doing is unacceptable and it will have economic and financial consequences for many years to come if you do not desist with your behaviour'".
"Instead of demanding that Iran desist from the terrorist activity that it is carrying out in the Middle East and throughout the world, it is being allowed to arm itself with advanced weapons that will only increase its aggression," he said.
Houston's city attorney, David Feldman, sent an email to Uber last month formally asking that it "cease and desist" from encouraging the public to write to officials demanding the introduction of the service.
A leader from the Inter-religious Council said that the EU should "respect the sovereign rights of other nations and desist from tying homosexuality to development aid," to deafening applause.
Its reports have gone to the IWC, which has issued resolutions asking Japan to desist, which Japan has ignored.
Last Friday, after the OCC had sent it a cease-and-desist order, the last bank in the United States still processing money transfers to Somalia closed its service.
The competition between the Post and the Mail led, says King, to the former serving a cease-and-desist order on the latter over an article it claimed to have been plagiarised from its website.
The judge rejected that claim, ruling that Pilates had become a generic name, and thus not one entitled to protection.Undaunted, in 2002 Bikram ordered his lawyers to start sending out "cease-and-desist" letters to Bikram studios, demanding that the owners stop infringing on his alleged property and start paying him money.
The company sent an ill-tempered cease-and-desist letter, which predictably turned the man into a cult hero in cyberspace.
Cease-and-desist letters have been sent.The second challenger is a heavyweight.
