Definition of injunction Injunction
/ɪnʤʌˈŋkʃʌn/ - [injungkshun] - in•junc•tion
We found 11 definitions of injunction from 6 different sources.
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What does injunction mean?
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NounPlural: injunctions |
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| injunction - (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" | ||
| enjoining, enjoinment, cease and desist order | ||
| proscription, ban, prohibition an official prohibition or edict against something | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
| mandatory injunction injunction requiring the performance of some specific act | ||
| final injunction, permanent injunction injunction issued on completion of a trial | ||
| injunction - a formal command or admonition | ||
| bidding, dictation, bid, command a request to be present; "they came at his bidding" | ||
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- injunction (Noun)
The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting. - injunction (Noun)
That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction. - injunction (Noun)
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.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- injunction (n.)
The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting. - injunction (n.)
That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction. - injunction (n.)
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.
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injunction
A writ or process by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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injunction
in-jungk′shun, n. act of enjoining or commanding: an order: a precept: exhortation: an introductory writ by which a superior court stops or prevents some inequitable or illegal act being done—called in Scotland an interdict: (Milt.) conjunction. [Low L. injunction-em—in, in, jungĕre, junctum, to join.]
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🔤- injunction, noun, singular of injunctions.
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