GDict

injunction

in'dʒʌŋkʃәn8 senses · 291 ms
Level B2GRE
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noun/ɪnˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃən/
  1. 1

    The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.

  2. 2

    That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.

    • Its verbs are conjugated in a way that defies all the injunctions of the grammar books; it has its contumacious rules of tense, number and case; […]
  3. 3

    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.

    • Southwark council, which took out the injunction against Matt, believes YouTube has become the "new playground" for gang members.
    • The judges said Trump must issue new orders reflecting the permanent injunction within 10 days.

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