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injunction

in·junc·tion

UK/ɪnˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃən/ US/ˌɪˈndʒʌŋʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

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(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”
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Origin

From Middle English iniunccyon, iniunccion, from Old French injonctïon, from Latin iniūnctiō (“command, injunction”).

Phrases

  • injunction gap

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