injunction - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'injunction' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Injunction

[ n.]

- The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
- That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.
- 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.

Meaning of 'injunction' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . injunction

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity

Example in sentence:

injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order

Nearby Words:

inject injected injecting injection injector injelly injoin injoint injucundity injudicable

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Federal Anti-Injunction Act (Norris-LaGuardia Act) of 1932
Federal Anti-Injunction Act (Norris-LaGuardia Act) of 1932 is a federal law that prohibits courts from issuing injunctions against labor’s nonviolent protest activities: requires an open hearing before the issuance of an injunction: outlaws “yellow dog” contracts.
Injunction
An injunction is a court order compelling a party or parties either to resume or to desist from a certain action.

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