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Definition of Injunction
1. Noun. A formal command or admonition.
2. Noun. (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"
Generic synonyms: Ban, Prohibition, Proscription
Specialized synonyms: Mandatory Injunction, Final Injunction, Permanent Injunction, Interlocutory Injunction, Temporary Injunction
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Enjoin, Enjoin, Enjoin
Definition of Injunction
1. n. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
Definition of Injunction
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Medical Definition of Injunction
1. 1. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting. 2. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction. "For still they knew,and ought to have still remembered, The high injunction,not to taste that fruit." (Milton) "Necessary as the injunctions of lawful authority." (South) 3. A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, insome 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. It is more generally used as a preventive than as a restorative process, although by no means confined to the former. Origin: L. Injunctio, fr. Injungere, injunctum, to join into, to enjoin. See Enjoin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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