injunction

American  

[in-juhngk-shuhn] / ɪnˈdʒʌŋk ʃən /

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.

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injunction British  

/ 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

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injunction Cultural  

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.

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Other Word Forms

• injunctive adjective
• injunctively adverb

Etymology

Origin of injunction

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

Example Sentences

Lowe wants the High Court to put an end to the investigation, and earlier this month he applied for an interim injunction to temporarily stop it, pending a hearing into the wider claim next month.

From BBC

In nearly all of those cases, he won preliminary rulings from the Supreme Court allowing his policies to take effect, notwithstanding lower-court injunctions that had blocked them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Issuing a temporary administrative injunction is a common procedural move, allowing judges to freeze things in the status quo until the court has a chance to weigh the law and come to a decision.

From Los Angeles Times

"This injunction gives a proper chance to understand when a deportation is appropriate," he said.

From BBC

A Texas judge eventually granted a permanent injunction mandating that the engineer delete and stop publishing Google secrets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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