injunction in English dictionary

  • injunction

    Meanings and definitions of "injunction"

    • The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
    • That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.
    • (law) 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.
    • noun
      The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
    • noun
      That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.
    • noun
      (law)
      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.
    • the act of enjoining
    • an official writ
    • A writ or process by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts.
    • noun
      a formal command or admonition
    • 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"

    Synonyms of "injunction" in English dictionary

    bidding, bid, ban are the top synonyms of "injunction" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of injunction

    • injunction ( plural  injunctions)
    • injunction (plural injunctions)
  • Injunction

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