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1. (n.) injunction
a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do or refrain from doing a particular act.
2. injunction
an act or instance of enjoining.
3. injunction
a command; order; admonition.
Etymology: (1520–30; < LL injunctiō, dee. of L injung(ere) to join on (to), impose; see enjoin)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) injunction
a formal command or admonition
2. (noun) injunction, enjoining, enjoinment, cease and desist order
(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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) injunction
the act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting
2. (noun) injunction
that which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction
3. (noun) injunction
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
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