Injunction

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  • noun. The act or an instance of enjoining; a command, directive, or order.
  • noun. A court order requiring a party to refrain from doing a particular act or to do a particular act.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of enjoining or directing; admonition as to action or duty; requirement.
  • noun. That which is enjoined; a command, order, or admonition.
  • noun. An obligation; engagement; imposition.
  • noun. In law, a judicial process or order requiring the person to whom it is directed to do or to refrain from doing a particular thing.
  • noun. Conjunction; union.
  • noun. An injunction granted to continue pending the action, as distinguished from one merely temporary, or until opposition can be heard.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
  • noun. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.
  • noun. A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
  • noun. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.
  • noun. A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
  • noun. a formal command or admonition
  • Word Usage
    ""Somehow they have gotten a court order - it's a little iffy whether it's an injunction, the word injunction is not written on it - but it's telling us that we're trespassing and we can't be here," Norman Stephens, a Gitxsan hereditary chief, said Thursday in a telephone interview."
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