injunct

/ ɪnˈdʒʌŋkt /

verb

1. tr to issue a legal injunction against (a person)

Word History and Origins

Origin of injunct¹

C19: from Late Latin injunctiō ; see enjoin

Example Sentences

Not to get too into the legal weeds, but there was enough wiggle room for an entirely different — and apparently less radical — group of Fifth Circuit judges to step in and injunct the law again.

From Salon

But Mr Hackett-Pain said he believed "very few" members would be willing to campaign for Mr Ramsay after he had attempted and failed to injunct the association.

From BBC

He became expert in law and a tenacious litigant – seeing off numerous attempts to injunct, sue, punish or otherwise gag the paper.

From The Guardian

The union has begun proceedings in the high court to injunct the government’s permit scheme for facilitating modern slavery.

From The Guardian

Almost as soon as I took over, there was a procession of MPs, cabinet ministers, lobbyists, cult-busters, quack doctors, corporations, police officers, banks and rich playboys queuing up to injunct or sue us.

From The Guardian