desist

Unless the United States desists from that we will have no alternative but to go to the WTO and begin proceedings against the United States for its unlawful action.
À moins que les États-Unis y renoncent, nous n'aurons d'autre choix que d'en appeler à l'OMC pour lancer une procédure d'infraction aux règlements à l'encontre des États-Unis
The solution, according to the communication itself, is the harmonisation of rules on pensions; nevertheless, this committee desists from this audacious route and prefers to use the current rules, which - in my judgment - will be insufficient.
La solution, proposée dans la communication, est la convergence des normes sur les retraites. Néanmoins, cette commission renonce à cette solution audacieuse et veut continuer à utiliser les normes actuelles, ce qui, selon moi, ne suffira pas.
Anyone who commences an act and desists therefrom by choice shall be punished only for those acts committed by him which in themselves constitute offences.
Toute personne ayant volontairement renoncé à commettre un acte n'est punie que pour les actes qu'elle a effectivement commis, si ceux-ci constituaient des infractions.
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