injunction
noun
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.
injunctions
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pluralof injunction.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The whistleblower also alleges that the administration moved forward with steps to create the new system during two initial injunctions from the court, which would have violated the court’s order.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
After a group of 23 states sued, multiple federal courts issued injunctions blocking its implementation.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Judge Rita F. Lin could order the federal funding to be reinstated, and indeed has already done so through some temporary preliminary injunctions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Benie Mbakani and Guelord Mienagata also made it clear they would not be following the village chief's injunctions.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
To drum up public support for the law, legal injunctions were bolstered by insidious propaganda—a formula that the Nazis would eventually bring to monstrous perfection.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
