INJUNCTION

injunction, enjoining, enjoinment, cease and desist order

(noun) (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”

injunction

(noun) a formal command or admonition

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

injunction (plural injunctions)

The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.

That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept

(legal) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.

Usage notes

• The verb associated with this word is enjoin. Injunct is also sometimes used as a synonym.

Source: Wiktionary

In*junc"tion, n. Etym: [L. injunctio, fr. injungere, injunctum, to join into, to enjoin. See Enjoin.]

1. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.

2. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction. For still they knew,and ought to have still remembered, The high injunction,not to taste that fruit. Milton. Necessary as the injunctions of lawful authority. South.

3. (Law)

Definition: A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, insome cases, under statutes, by a court of law,whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.

Note: It is more generally used as a preventive than as a restorative process, although by no means confined to the former. Wharton. Daniell. Story.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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