injunction

[inĀ·juncĀ·tion]

If your school begins building a swimming pool on land that does not belong to it, the city might issue an injunction to stop it. An injunction is an official order issued by a judge.

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

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"

Noun
a formal command or admonition


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

n.
That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.

n.
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.


Injunction

In*junc"tion , n. [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.
Necessary as the injunctions of lawful authority.
3. (Law) 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. &hand; It is more generally used as a preventive than as a restorative process, although by no means confined to the former. Wharton. Daniell. Story.

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

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Usage Examples

To comprehend the Wisdom of this Injunction the better, and explain the Duty before us, it should be considered, that Government is the only Means by which human Happiness can be attained.

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Other Usage Examples

Only the most unapologetic biblical fundamentalists, for instance, take every biblical injunction literally. If we all took all scripture at the same level of authority, then we would be more open to slavery, to the subjugation of women, to wider use of stoning. Jesus himself spoke out frequently against divorce in the strongest of terms.

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