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injunction

[ in-juhngk-shuhn ]

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.



injunction

/ ɪˈʌŋʃə /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

injunction

  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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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲԳپ, adverb
  • ˈܲԳپ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ܲԳt adjective
  • ·ܲԳt·ly adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of injunction1

1520–30; < Late Latin ܲԳپō- (stem of ܲԳپō ), equivalent to Latin injunct ( us ) (past participle of injungere to join to; enjoin ) + -ō- -ion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of injunction1

C16: from Late Latin ܲԳپō, from Latin injungere to enjoin
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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.”

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Republicans and conservatives used to celebrate judges’ issuance of nationwide court injunctions to block Biden policies or progressive government programs.

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“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.

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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.

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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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