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, ↑enjoining, ↑cease and desist order
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
• Hypernyms: ↑prohibition, ↑ban, ↑proscription
• Hyponyms: ↑mandatory injunction, ↑permanent injunction, ↑final injunction, ↑temporary injunction, ↑interlocutory injunction
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\\-ȯinmənt\ noun (-s)* * *
enjoinˈment noun
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Main Entry: ↑enjoin
Useful english dictionary. 2012.