injunction

[in-juhngk-shuhn]

noun

1. 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.

2. an act or instance of enjoining.

3. a command; order; admonition.

   the injunctions of the Lord.

injunction

/ ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən /

noun

1. 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

2. a command, admonition, etc

3. the act of enjoining

injunction

1. 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

1520–30; < Late Latin injunctiōn- (stem of injunctiō ), equivalent to Latin injunct ( us ) (past participle of injungere to join to; enjoin ) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of injunction¹

C16: from Late Latin injunctiō, from Latin injungere to _enjoin

Example Sentences

A Tennessee judge granted him an injunction on Dec. 19 allowing him to play in 2025.

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The case challenging Vera’s injunction will now head to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, with a hearing tentatively set for the middle of November.

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“Whether it be a preliminary injunction or a temporary restraining order, and more and more now permanent final injunctions after the whole trial court case is done.”

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In Enfield, north London, the Met sought a court injunction to ban car meetings, following many years of illegal activity at spots along the A10.

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His board would seek and obtain more injunctions than any board up to that time.

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Related Words

• admonition 
• ban 
• embargo 
• instruction 
• mandate 
• prohibition 
• ruling 
• writ