injunction

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction. [ 1913 Webster ]

For still they knew, and ought to have still remembered,
The high injunction, not to taste that fruit. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Necessary as the injunctions of lawful authority. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (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. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is more generally used as a preventive than as a restorative process, although by no means confined to the former. Wharton. Daniell. Story. [ 1913 Webster ]