injunction

[ in-juhngk-shuhn ]

/ ɪnˈdʒʌŋk ʃən /

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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.

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Origin of injunction

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

OTHER WORDS FROM injunction

in·junc·tive, adjectivein·junc·tive·ly, adverb

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How to use injunction in a sentence

In August, a California superior court judge granted a preliminary injunction after Uber and Lyft did not reclassify their drivers following the implementation of AB 5.
Uber, Lyft, and gig companies win big after Prop 22 passes in California|Danielle Abril|November 4, 2020|Fortune
By midsummer, the program asked the court to remove Clarida, but not Jacob, through an injunction that a judge later denied.
Domestic violence survivors say they were kicked out by the housing program that promised to help them|Rachel Chason, Katie Mettler|October 30, 2020|Washington Post
A district judge rejected their request for an injunction because of concerns about changing voting rules so close to an election.
Democrats in Pennsylvania, North Carolina claim key wins at Supreme Court ahead of election|Robert Barnes|October 29, 2020|Washington Post
Schulman this summer granted an injunction that forced Uber and Lyft to reclassify their drivers as employees.
Court rejects Uber drivers’ bid to bar app from pushing political message on employment status|Faiz Siddiqui, Reed Albergotti|October 28, 2020|Washington Post

Then, in June, the plaintiffs filed a preliminary injunction seeking the court to force Uber and Lyft to reclassify their drivers.
CA appeals court upholds ruling that Uber and Lyft must classify drivers as employees|Megan Rose Dickey|October 23, 2020|TechCrunch
This Is the sole appeal-injunctive to which all natures can respond.
A Logic Of Facts|George Jacob Holyoake
These may always read the eighth commandment by leaving the negative out, and then take it in an injunctive sense.
The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain|William Carleton

British Dictionary definitions for injunction

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

Derived forms of injunction

injunctive, adjectiveinjunctively, adverb

Word Origin for injunction

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

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Cultural definitions for injunction

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.

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