noun
(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
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injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order
• Syn: ↑injunction, ↑enjoinment, ↑cease and desist order
• Derivationally related forms: ↑enjoin (for: ↑enjoinment), ↑enjoin, ↑enjoin (for: ↑injunction)
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
• Hypernyms: ↑prohibition, ↑ban, ↑proscription
• Hyponyms: ↑mandatory injunction, ↑permanent injunction, ↑final injunction, ↑temporary injunction, ↑interlocutory injunction
Useful english dictionary. 2012.