Injunction

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act or an instance of enjoining; a command, directive, or order.
  • n. Law A court order prohibiting a party from a specific course of action.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
  • n. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.
  • n. 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 GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
  • n. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.
  • n. 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 Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of enjoining or directing; admonition as to action or duty; requirement.
  • n. That which is enjoined; a command, order, or admonition.
  • n. An obligation; engagement; imposition.
  • n. In law, a judicial process or order requiring the person to whom it is directed to do or to refrain from doing a particular thing.
  • n. Conjunction; union.
  • n. An injunction granted to continue pending the action, as distinguished from one merely temporary, or until opposition can be heard.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
  • n. a formal command or admonition
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    command    dictation    bid    bidding   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    order    mandate    decree    command    precept    direction    bidding   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    admonition    precept    prohibition    ordinance    mandate    sanction    warning    decree    vow    exhortations