From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Injunction \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.
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2. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a
command; a precept; a direction.
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For still they knew, and ought to have still
remembered,
The high injunction, not to taste that fruit.
--Milton.
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Necessary as the injunctions of lawful authority.
--South.
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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.
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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.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
injunction
n 1: a formal command or admonition
2: (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" [syn: {injunction}, {enjoining},
{enjoinment}, {cease and desist order}]
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