injunction
21injunction — noun (C) 1 law an order given by a court which forbids someone to do something (+ against): The company is seeking an injunction against the strike. | take out an injunction against (=get an injunction from a court): Johnson took out an… …
22injunction — [[t]ɪnʤʌ̱ŋkʃ(ə)n[/t]] injunctions 1) N COUNT: usu with supp An injunction is a court order, usually one telling someone not to do something. [LEGAL] He took out a court injunction against the newspaper demanding the return of the document. 2) N… …
23injunction — An order by a court that a person shall do, or refrain from doing, a particular act. This is an equitable remedy that may be granted by the High Court wherever «just and convenient». The county court also has a limited jurisdiction to grant… …
24Injunction — A court order that prevents somebody from doing something specific. An injunction is used by a court when monetary restitution isn t sufficient to remedy the harm. For example, if someone wrecks your car, it s easy to put a monetary damage amount …
25injunction — Synonyms and related words: Eighteenth Amendment, Prohibition Party, Volstead Act, admonition, arrest, arrestation, ban, bar, barring, behest, bench warrant, bidding, blockade, boycott, capias, caveat, charge, check, circumscription, command,… …
26injunction — /ɪn dʒʌŋkʃən/ noun a court order telling someone not to do something ● He got an injunction preventing the company from selling his car. ● The company applied for an injunction to stop their rival from marketing a similar product …
27injunction — noun Etymology: Middle English injunccion, from Anglo French & Late Latin; Anglo French enjunxion, from Late Latin injunction , injunctio, from Latin injungere to enjoin more at enjoin Date: 15th century 1. the act or an instance of enjoining ;… …
28injunction — noun the injunction prevents Sunday trading Syn: order, ruling, directive, command, instruction; decree, edict, dictum, dictate, fiat, mandate, writ; warning, caution, admonition …
29injunction, mandatory — n. An injunction that requires the defendant to do a particular act instead of prohibiting an act. See also restraining order The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
30injunction, permanent — n. An injunction actively sought by a party to a trial and issued at its conclusion. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
