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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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