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Cease and Desist Order
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An order issued by an Administrative Agency or a court proscribing a person or a business entity from continuing a particular course of conduct.

The force and effect of a cease and desist order are similar to those of an Injunction issued by a court.


cease and desist order n. an order of a court or government agency to a person, business or organization to stop doing something upon a strong showing that the activity is harmful and/or contrary to law. The order may be permanent or hold until a final judicial determination of legality occurs. In many instances the activity is believed to cause irreparable damage such as receipt of funds illegally, felling of timber contrary to regulation, selling of shares of stock without a proper permit, or oil drilling which would damage the ecology.



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If the agreement is approved as expected, a September cease-and-desist order against the Clinton police issued by the Lancaster zoning enforcement officer will be amended, permitting them to use the range under the following conditions: The range, also called the Brandli parcel, will be used for officer training and firearms qualification only.
Such state actions include involuntary liquidation because of insolvency, as well as other regulatory processes and procedures such as supervision, rehabilitation, receivership, conservatorship, a cease-and-desist order, suspension, license revocation, administrative order and any other action that restricts a company's freedom to conduct its insurance business as normal.
Abshure's second cease-and-desist order was against companies called Global Partners Capital and Asia Pacific Energy Inc.
 
 
 
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