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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
injunction [ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃn] n (Law) → ingiunzione f, intimazione f, ordinanza


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Malone desires to state that both the injunction for restraint and the libel action have been withdrawn unreservedly by Professor G.
The Just Judge at once issued an injunction, and making an order for their removal to his own house, ate them himself.
Massacres are to be sternly forbidden as heretofore; but any citizen or subject of either country disobeying the injunction is to detach the scalps of all persons massacred and deposit them with a local officer designated to receive and preserve them and sworn to keep and render a true account thereof.
 
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