used to describe an official order given by a court or government agency that demands that somebody must stop doing a particular activity
The Board of Health issued a cease-and-desist order giving the company seven days to stop operating at the site.卫生委员会发布了一项停止令，要求该公司有7天的时间停止在现场运营。
used to describe a letter that threatens somebody with legal action if they do not stop a particular activity
Lawyers for the company have sent out cease-and-desist letters to hundreds of small companies accused of infringing copyright.该公司的律师已向数百家指责侵犯版权的小公司发出了终止与终止函。