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noun
A command, decree or ruling from an authority.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: injunction, enjoining, cease and desist order
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prohibition, ban, proscription
Narrower terms: mandatory injunction, permanent injunction, final injunction, temporary injunction, interlocutory injunction
History
From enjoin + -ment.
