injunction

IPA: ɪndʒˈʌŋkʃʌn

The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.
(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.

Examples of "injunction" in Sentences

Religious injunction is a primary way in which this is achieved.
Once secured, the injunction is often distributed to various media outlets, effectively shutting down discussion of the matter in all of the U.K.
Otherwise, for example, there would be no one to turn to if a party thinks that the injunction is not being complied with and a contempt citation is necessary.
Anonsters: Evidently, the scope of this injunction is a political question, because the response to the question breaks cleanly along predictable political lines.
To all within the sound of his word, the injunction is addressed, 'Be ye holy; for I am holy!' but to none, not to the most intelligent of his creatures, does he say, 'Be ye great, for I am great.'
In a judgment released on Tuesday evening, he stated that Iris Robinson's right to life under the European Convention on Human Rights meant her application for a long-term injunction must take place behind closed doors.
Worryingly for the trio, a hearing regarding the injunction is to take place on 25 October, 10 days after the deadline for when Hicks and Gillett are scheduled to repay the majority of their £237m loan to the Royal Bank of Scotland.
"Somehow they have gotten a court order - it's a little iffy whether it's an injunction, the word injunction is not written on it - but it's telling us that we're trespassing and we can't be here," Norman Stephens, a Gitxsan hereditary chief, said Thursday in a telephone interview.