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injunction
[in-juhngk-shuhn]
noun
Law., a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act.
an act or instance of enjoining.
a command; order; admonition.
the injunctions of the Lord.
injunction
/ ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən /
noun
law an instruction or order issued by a court to a party to an action, esp to refrain from some act, such as causing a nuisance
a command, admonition, etc
the act of enjoining
injunction
A court order that either compels or restrains an act by an individual, organization, or government official. In labor – management relations, injunctions have been used to prevent workers from going on strike.
Other Word Forms
- injunctive adjective
- injunctively adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of injunction1
Word History and Origins
Origin of injunction1
Example Sentences
The preliminary injunction would essentially extend a temporary restraining order that U.S.
On one occasion, her former partner entered her home and locked her out, despite an injunction banning him from the property.
The city’s lawyers had asked a judge for emergency relief from an injunction barring the use of crowd-control weapons, just days before “No Kings” protests were set to occur in L.A.
A judge previously awarded the council a temporary injunction prior to the latest hearing, but this was later overturned.
The injunction came after local political activist Marvin Dunn filed a lawsuit last week alleging that the board violated Florida’s Sunshine law because it didn’t give reasonable public notice.
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