From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Injunction \In*junc"tion\, noun [L. injunctio, fr. injungere, injunctum, to join into, to enjoin. See {Enjoin}.]
1. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
2. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.
For still they knew, and ought to have still remembered, The high injunction, not to taste that fruit. --Milton.
Necessary as the injunctions of lawful authority. --South.
3. (Law) 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.
Note: It is more generally used as a preventive than as a restorative process, although by no means confined to the former. --Wharton. --Daniell. --Story.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a formal command or admonition
2: (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order" [syn: {enjoining}, {enjoinment}, {cease and desist order}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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