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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