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.
an act or instance of enjoining.
a command; order; admonition: the injunctions of the Lord.
Origin of injunction
1520–30; <Late Latin injunctiōn- (stem of injunctiō), equivalent to Latin injunct(us) (past participle of injungere to join to; see enjoin) + -iōn--ion
Federal District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers heard arguments this morning regarding Epic's request for a temporary injunction in its case against Apple.
Apple v. Epic hearing previews a long, hard-fought trial to come|Kyle Orland|September 28, 2020|Ars Technica
Separately, pending further review, a federal appeals court on Sunday stayed a lower court’s injunction that would allow mail ballots in Wisconsin to count if postmarked by Election Day and received up to six days later.
Courts view GOP fraud claims skeptically as Democrats score key legal victories over mail voting|Elise Viebeck|September 28, 2020|Washington Post
The judge refused to grant an injunction against a November deadline for a sale.
TikTok will not be banned at midnight, judge rules|Claire Zillman, reporter|September 28, 2020|Fortune
In granting the preliminary injunction, the judge said the plaintiffs were likely to succeed at a trial.
Census must continue for another month, judge says|Verne Kopytoff|September 25, 2020|Fortune
“I will issue a preliminary injunction essentially in the form presented by the states,” Bastian said in court.
Federal judge issues temporary injunction against USPS operational changes amid concerns about mail slowdowns|Elise Viebeck, Jacob Bogage|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
They prevailed last August, obtaining—follow me here—an injunction prohibiting the enforcement of those provisions.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over|Jay Michaelson|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The injunction, she argued, only applies to these four plaintiffs—not to anyone else.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over|Jay Michaelson|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It is, after all, only reviewing a decline of a stay of an injunction to stop withholding licenses.
Gay Marriage Chaos Begins|Jay Michaelson|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Hippocratic injunction to “first, do no harm,” should be scrupulously respected.
The U.S.’s ‘Yadda, Yadda, Yadda’ Doctrine for Syria|Jeremy Shapiro|September 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There is the constant use of the Quranic injunction: “To kill one innocent person is like killing a civilization.”
How American Muslims Can Respond to Boston|Asra Q. Nomani|April 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The injunction was then laid upon us not to refrain from doing, but to do.
Character and Conduct|Various
I did wrong in slighting your injunction, and suffering Lilian to do so.
A Strange Story, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
While Secretary Herbert, who sat nearest to the door, sprang to obey her injunction, the Queen resumed.
Hildebrand|Anonymous
And well the boy carried out his father's injunction in afterlife.
Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous|Sarah K. Bolton
There is a profound philosophy in this injunction, "Talk gently," and act quietly.
Right Living as a Fine Art|Newell Dwight Hillis
British Dictionary definitions for injunction
injunction
/ (ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən) /
noun
lawan instruction or order issued by a court to a party to an action, esp to refrain from some act, such as causing a nuisance
a command, admonition, etc
the act of enjoining
Derived forms of injunction
injunctive, adjectiveinjunctively, adverb
Word Origin for injunction
C16: from Late Latin injunctiō, from Latin injungere to enjoin
embargo, instruction, admonition, prohibition, writ, ruling, mandate, ban, word, dictate, exhortation, precept, behest, charge, command, bidding, demand, bar, order, enjoinder
Cultural definitions for injunction
injunction
A court order that either compels or restrains an act by an individual, organization, or government official. In labor–management relations, injunctions have been used to prevent workers from going on strike.