"injunction" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈd͡ʒʌnk.ʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-injunction.wav [Southern-England] Forms: injunctions [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌŋkʃən Head templates: {{en-noun}} injunction (plural injunctions)
  1. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting. Categories (topical): Directives Translations (the act of enjoining): заповед (zapoved) [feminine] (Bulgarian), sommeren [neuter] (Dutch), bevelen [neuter] (Dutch), käskeminen (Finnish), määrääminen (Finnish), injonction [feminine] (French), Verfügung [feminine] (German), Verfügen [neuter] (German), Anordnen [neuter] (German), Auferlegen [neuter] (German), Erlassen [neuter] (German), napomnienie (Polish), injunção (Portuguese), постановле́ние (postanovlénije) (english: act) [neuter] (Russian), предписа́ние (predpisánije) (english: regulation) [neuter] (Russian), прика́з (prikáz) (english: order, command) [masculine] (Russian), запре́т (zaprét) (english: prohibition, ban) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-injunction-en-noun-Zt3m44Fv Disambiguation of Directives: 23 43 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 37 32 Disambiguation of 'the act of enjoining': 89 6 5
  2. That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept. Categories (topical): Directives Translations (that which is enjoined; command): příkaz [masculine] (Czech), nařízení [neuter] (Czech), zákaz [masculine] (Czech), sommatie [feminine] (Dutch), order [masculine] (Dutch), bevel [neuter] (Dutch), verbod [neuter] (Dutch), gebod [neuter] (Dutch), käsky (Finnish), määräys (Finnish), Verfügung [feminine] (German), Anordnung [feminine] (German), Erlaß [masculine] (German), parancs (Hungarian), rendelkezés (Hungarian), utasítás (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-injunction-en-noun-~60LeTly Disambiguation of Directives: 23 43 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 37 32 Disambiguation of 'that which is enjoined; command': 13 83 4
  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. Categories (topical): Law, Directives Translations (an official writ): постановление (postanovlenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 禁制令 (gam³ zai³ ling⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 強制令 (Chinese Mandarin), 强制令 (qiángzhìlìng) (Chinese Mandarin), 禁制令 (jìnzhìlìng) [Hong-Kong] (Chinese Mandarin), soudní zákaz (Czech), soudní příkaz (Czech), soudní nařízení (Czech), injunctie [feminine] (Dutch), dwangbevel [neuter] (Dutch), gerechtelijk bevel [neuter] (Dutch), määräys (Finnish), injonction [feminine] (French), სასამართლო აკრძალვა (sasamartlo aḳrʒalva) (Georgian), სასამართლო ბრძანება (sasamartlo brʒaneba) (Georgian), აკრძალვა (aḳrʒalva) (Georgian), ბრძანება (brʒaneba) (Georgian), მიწერილობა (mic̣eriloba) (Georgian), დანიშნულება (danišnuleba) (Georgian), მითითება (mititeba) (Georgian), Anordnung [feminine] (German), rechtliche Anordnung [feminine] (German), végzés (english: court order, writ) (Hungarian), határozat (english: decree, ruling, resolution) (Hungarian), meghagyás (english: order, commission, charge, warrant) (Hungarian), eltiltás (english: involving a ban or prohibition) (Hungarian), urghaire [feminine] (Irish), حکم (hokm) (Persian), nakaz sądowy [masculine] (Polish), суде́бное постановле́ние (sudébnoje postanovlénije) [neuter] (Russian), requerimiento (Spanish), medidas cautelares (Spanish), pagpigil (Tagalog), utos sa pagpigil (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-injunction-en-noun-DddbIRsD Disambiguation of Directives: 23 43 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 37 32 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'an official writ': 9 20 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hyper-injunction, Mareva injunction, preliminary injunction, super injunction Related terms: injunctive [adjective], super-injunction [noun]

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "the act of enjoining",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the act of enjoining",
      "word": "määrääminen"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the act of enjoining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "injonction"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the act of enjoining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Verfügung"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the act of enjoining",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Verfügen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the act of enjoining",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Anordnen"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the act of enjoining",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the act of enjoining",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Verfügen"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the act of enjoining",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the act of enjoining",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the act of enjoining",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "the act of enjoining",
      "word": "injunção"
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      "english": "act",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "the act of enjoining",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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      "sense": "that which is enjoined; command",
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "that which is enjoined; command",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gebod"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "that which is enjoined; command",
      "word": "käsky"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "that which is enjoined; command",
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      "sense": "that which is enjoined; command",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "that which is enjoined; command",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "that which is enjoined; command",
      "word": "parancs"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "that which is enjoined; command",
      "word": "rendelkezés"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "that which is enjoined; command",
      "word": "utasítás"
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      "sense": "an official writ",
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      "code": "yue",
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      "roman": "gam³ zai³ ling⁶",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "禁制令"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "強制令"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiángzhìlìng",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "强制令"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "禁制令"
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      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "soudní zákaz"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "soudní příkaz"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "soudní nařízení"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "injunctie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dwangbevel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gerechtelijk bevel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "määräys"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "injonction"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sasamartlo aḳrʒalva",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "სასამართლო აკრძალვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sasamartlo brʒaneba",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "სასამართლო ბრძანება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "aḳrʒalva",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "აკრძალვა"
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      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "brʒaneba",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "ბრძანება"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mic̣eriloba",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "მიწერილობა"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "danišnuleba",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "დანიშნულება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mititeba",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "მითითება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Anordnung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "hu",
      "english": "court order, writ",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "végzés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "decree, ruling, resolution",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "határozat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "order, commission, charge, warrant",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "meghagyás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "involving a ban or prohibition",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "eltiltás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "urghaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "hokm",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "حکم"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "nakaz sądowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sudébnoje postanovlénije",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "суде́бное постановле́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "requerimiento"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "medidas cautelares"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "pagpigil"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "an official writ",
      "word": "utos sa pagpigil"
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}

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