Found 2 items, similar to injunction.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: injunction 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; “injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order” [syn: enjoining, enjoinment, cease and desist order ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Injunction 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. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction. [1913 Webster] For still they knew, and ought to have still remembered, The high injunction, not to taste that fruit. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Necessary as the injunctions of lawful authority. --South. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]