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injunction.

The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ɪnˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃən/
  1. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.

  2. That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.

  3. A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some 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.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English iniunccyon, iniunccion, from Old French injonctïon, from Latin iniūnctiō (“command, injunction”).

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