injunction
noun/ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃn/
/ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃn/
- an official order given by a court that demands that something must or must not be done
- to seek/obtain an injunction
- She took out an injunction to prevent the press from publishing the information.
- injunction against somebody The court granted an injunction against the defendants.
Extra Examples- The court upheld an injunction barring protesters from blocking access to the company.
- They got an interim injunction against the union.
- an application to court to vary an injunction
- an injunction restraining the disclosure of company secrets
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- interim
- preliminary
- temporary
- …
- apply for
- seek
- file
- …
- order something
- require something
- ban something
- …
- injunction against
- injunction on
- a breach of an injunction
- (formal) a warning or an order from somebody in authority
- The ordinary members will follow the injunction of the party leadership.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- stern
- follow
- obey
- ignore
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin injunctio(n-), from Latin injungere ‘enjoin, impose’.
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