Definitions for: Injunction


[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



Webster (1913) Definition: In*junc"tion, n. [L. injunctio, fr. injungere,
injunctum, to join into, to enjoin. See Enjoin.]
1. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or
prohibiting.

2. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a
command; a precept; a direction.

For still they knew,and ought to have still
remembered, The high injunction,not to taste that
fruit. --Milton.

Necessary as the injunctions of lawful authority.
--South.

3. (Law) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity,
and, insome 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.

Note: It is more generally used as a preventive than as a
restorative process, although by no means confined to
the former. --Wharton. Daniell. Story.

Synonyms: cease and desist order, enjoining, enjoinment

See Also: ban, bid, bidding, command, dictation, final injunction, interdiction, interlocutory injunction, mandatory injunction, permanent injunction, prohibition, proscription, temporary injunction

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