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  • 21desist — desistance, desistence, n. /di zist , sist /, v.i. to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop. [1425 75; late ME < OF desister < L desistere to leave off, equiv. to de DE + sistere to stand, place, akin to stare to STAND] * * * …

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  • 22desist — verb To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; often with from. One Ear was uttering quick, eager whines, lunging at the length of his stick toward the darkness, and desisting now and again in order to make frantic attacks on the stick&#8230; …

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  • 23desist — de•sist [[t]dɪˈzɪst, ˈsɪst[/t]] v. i. to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop • Etymology: 1425–75; &LT; OF desister &LT; L dēsistere to leave off …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24cease and desist — 1. verb To stop and to not resume an action. 2. noun A demanding that one cease and desist from continuing certain behavior, such as copyright infringement, trademark infringement, slander, or libel. a cease and desist letter; a cease and desist&#8230; …

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  • 25To break from — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. i. 1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder. [1913 Webster] 2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed&#8230; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 26To break off from — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. i. 1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder. [1913 Webster] 2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed&#8230; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 27cease and desist order — An order of an administrative agency or court prohibiting a person or business firm from continuing a particular course of conduct, e.g. Fed. Trade Commission may order a business to cease and desist from misbranding or misadvertising its&#8230; …

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  • 28cease and desist order — An order of an administrative agency or court prohibiting a person or business firm from continuing a particular course of conduct, e.g. Fed. Trade Commission may order a business to cease and desist from misbranding or misadvertising its&#8230; …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 29Psychology (The separation of) from philosophy — The separation of psychology from philosophy Studies in the sciences of mind 1815–1879 Edward S.Reed THE IMPOSSIBLE SCIENCE Traditional metaphysics The consensus of European opinion during and immediately after the Napoleonic era was that&#8230; …

    History of philosophy

  • 30History of Cape Colony from 1870 to 1899 — The year 1870 in the history of the Cape Colony marks the dawn of a new era in South Africa, and it can be said that the development of modern South Africa began on that date. Despite political complications that arose from time to time, progress …

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