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injunction

[in-juhngk-shuhn]

noun

  1. Law.a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act.

  2. an act or instance of enjoining.

  3. a command; order; admonition.

    the injunctions of the Lord.



injunction

/ ɪˈʌŋʃə /

noun

  1. 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

injunction

  1. A court order that either compels or restrains an act by an individual, organization, or government official. In labormanagement relations, injunctions have been used to prevent workers from going on strike.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • injunctive adjective
  • injunctively adverb
  • ˈܲԳپ adverb
  • ˈܲԳپ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of injunction1

1520–30; < Late Latin ܲԳپō- (stem of ܲԳپō ), equivalent to Latin injunct ( us ) (past participle of injungere to join to; enjoin ) + -ō- -ion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of injunction1

C16: from Late Latin ܲԳپō, from Latin injungere to enjoin
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In one of the many filings supporting Khalil's request for an injunction that would grant his release, he said missing his son's birth was one of the "most immediate and visceral harms" he'd suffered.

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A California court has sided with state coastal authorities and ordered Sable Offshore Corp. to abide by a preliminary injunction stopping any future work on oil and gas pipelines.

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The union said it was preparing to challenge the injunction, but said it agreed to abide by the law on picketing.

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The preliminary injunction issued Wednesday doesn’t resolve that case, but may be an indication of how the court may lean in a final decision — which is likely still months, if not years, away.

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While the suit argues money bail is unconstitutional across California and seeks an injunction ending its use, attorneys said they are focusing on Riverside County following a spate of deaths in the jails in 2022.

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