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

It is, in a modest and practical way, an expression of the biblical injunction to honor one’s parents—not by grand gestures, but by assuming a few of the small responsibilities they habitually postpone.

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The local authority won an emergency interim injunction to close the hotel to migrants in the summer, only to have the ruling overturned by the Court of Appeal.

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Faculty and staff representatives, with the American Assn. of University Professors as the lead plaintiff, justly celebrated the UC injunction, even though it’s likely that the government will appeal.

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An injunction against Zillow could result in more sellers and their agents keeping their homes off the MLS for longer, reducing Zillow’s access to listings and possibly sending some buyers directly to brokerages.

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Lin’s injunction is not the final say on the case, which will proceed through the legal process as she determines whether a permanent injunction is warranted.

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Related Words

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