Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
the act of enjoining:
that which is enjoined; command:
an official writ:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
the act of enjoining:
that which is enjoined; command:
an official writ:

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Sami filed an injunction against the school board.

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  2. He actioned for an injunction.

    deEr stellte einen Antrag auf Erlass einer einstweiligen Verfügung. — Esperantostern

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  3. The lawyer filed an injunction.

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Meaning

3 senses

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

    Verfügung, Verfügen, Anordnen

    постановле́ниеpostanovlénije, предписа́ниеpredpisánije, прика́зprikáz

  2. 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.

    Anordnung, rechtliche Anordnung

    суде́бное постановле́ниеsudébnoje postanovlénije

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

    Verfügung, Anordnung, Erlaß

    директи́ваdirektíva, предписа́ниеpredpisánije, прика́зprikáz

More definitions
  • a formal command or admonition
  • (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity

Origin

From Middle English iniunccyon, iniunccion, from Old French injonctïon, from Latin iniūnct

From Middle English iniunccyon, iniunccion, from Old French injonctïon, from Latin iniūnctiō (“command, injunction”).

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Forms

plural: injunctions
Singularinjunction
Pluralinjunctions

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity:enjoiningenjoinmentcease and desist order

Word family

6 related words
Relatedinjunctiveenjoin
Derivedhyper-injunctioninjunctionalinjunction gapinjunctionless

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
initiativeB2injectB1injectionB2injureA2injuriousinjuryB1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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