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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
desist .
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Examples
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She desists from the poking just short of reaching my literal physical heart.
Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011
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She desists from the poking just short of reaching my literal physical heart.
Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011
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Boycott the Frank Zappa “estate”, until she “ceases and desists” from this bullshit.
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Whether or not Mr. Hazare desists, it's up to Mr. Singh to propose an agenda that combats corruption and abides by India's constitution.
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She desists from the poking just short of reaching my literal physical heart.
Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011
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Swearing in public can indeed result in an arrest under sec 5 P.O.A. if said person desists from doing so.
Diversity In Action (or ‘inaction’ if you prefer) « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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| Reply rejoice Scott, no more cease and desists on his behalf for you
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Been avoiding this: Jack has been disbarred 2008
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However, the rules for such jihad are clear – one must not kill innocents and when the oppressor desists then the jihad must stop.
Iran War Resolution May Be Passed Next Week « Antiwar.com Blog 2008
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Fascist muscle flexing by big business is occurring all over the internet, without any actual legal basis, multi-billion dollar corporations are sending cease and desists letters to intermediaries such as AMAZON and ABE and they in turn are bending over and grabbing their ankles.
Archive 2008-01-01 2008
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TorrentFreak notes that Blogetery's owner does "admit to handling many copyright-related cease and desists in the past, albeit in a timely manner as the DMCA requires."
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