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injunction
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in·junc·tion  (n-jngkshn)
n.
1. The act or an instance of enjoining; a command, directive, or order.
2. Law A court order prohibiting a party from a specific course of action.

[Middle English injunccion, from Late Latin inincti, ininctin-, from Latin ininctus, past participle of iniungere, to enjoin : in-, in; see in-2 + iungere, to join; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]

in·junctive adj.

injunction [ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən]
n
1. (Law) 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
[from Late Latin injunctiō, from Latin injungere to enjoin]
injunctive  adj
injunctively  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.injunction - a formal command or admonition
bid, bidding, command, dictation - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
2.injunction - (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order"
ban, proscription, prohibition - a decree that prohibits something
mandatory injunction - injunction requiring the performance of some specific act
final injunction, permanent injunction - injunction issued on completion of a trial
interlocutory injunction, temporary injunction - injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the trial is over
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

injunction
noun order, ruling, command, instruction, dictate, mandate, precept, exhortation, admonition He took out a court injunction against the newspaper.
Translations
injunction [ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən] N (Jur) → mandamiento m judicial
to seek an injunction (against sth/sb) (to do sth)obtener un mandamiento judicial(contra algo/algn) (para hacer algo)
injunction [ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən] n (LAW)injonction f
to take out an injunction against sb → demander une injonction contre qn
to lift an injunction → lever une injonction
injunction
nAnordnung f; (Jur) → gerichtliche Verfügung; to take out a court injunctioneine gerichtliche Verfügung erwirken
injunction [ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃn] n (Law) → ingiunzione f, intimazione f, ordinanza


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The association's chairman, Irfaan Ahmed, said the body was not responsible for the newsletter or the alleged incidents, which have not been confirmed by the police, and claimed the High Court injunction was a "victory for the people".
The '352 patent is a fundamental patent to the detection of multiple fingers on a touch pad or touch-sensitive input device to enable the detection an use of a multifinger gestures in various applications," said Elan's lawsuit, referring to Patent 5,825,352 Previously, Elan also filed a similar lawsuit against Synaptics, which makes trackpads and multitouch screens, the company won a preliminary court injunction against Synaptics and later ended up in a cross-license agreement.
Vance of the Eastern District of Louisiana makes permanent a 2007 court injunction and settles an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of House Bill 1.
 
 
 
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