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injunction
[ in-juhngk-shuhn ]
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.
injunction
/ ɪˈʌŋʃə /
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
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 .
Derived Forms
- ˈܲԳپ, adverb
- ˈܲԳپ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ܲԳt adjective
- ·ܲԳt·ly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of injunction1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of injunction1
Example Sentences
Noguchi said humanities councils across the country might band together to ask for a court injunction to prevent the funding loss, which he said would be “devastating.”
Republicans and conservatives used to celebrate judges’ issuance of nationwide court injunctions to block Biden policies or progressive government programs.
“There is an existing injunction in the attorney general’s case, but it’s only against the hospital and it is limited just to while the litigation is pending,” said K.M.
The legality of the president’s Executive Order is being challenged, and several judges have issued a preliminary injunctions blocking it from going into effect.
Judge Boasberg has since imposed an injunction on further deportations under the law, which was last invoked during World War Two.
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