injunction
pronunciation
How to pronounce injunction in British English:
UK [ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃn]
How to pronounce injunction in American English:
US [ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən]
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- Noun:
- a formal command or admonition
- (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
Word Origin
- injunction (n.)
- early 15c., from Late Latin injunctionem (nominative injunctio) "a command," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin injungere "impose," literally "attach to" (see enjoin).
Example
- 1. The formerly oft-repeated injunction to prevent overheating was dropped .
- 2. A federal court issued an injunction forbidding the union to continue the strike .
- 3. The injunction to be consistent is used to scold but not to help us live .
- 4. Some of them recently stopped police closing their factory after a union won an injunction .
- 5. When the papers started sniffing around I applied for an injunction myself but guess what ?