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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Injunction \In*junc"tion\, n. [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 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. 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 1.6 [wn]: injunction n 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 [syn: {enjoining}, {enjoinment}]
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