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injunction

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • ĭn.jŭnkʹshən
  • /ɪnˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌŋkʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N JH AH1 NG K SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IH2 N JH AH1 NG SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

(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

Examples

  • injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: enjoining, enjoinment, cease and desist order

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: prohibition, ban, proscription

Narrower terms: mandatory injunction, permanent injunction, final injunction, temporary injunction, interlocutory injunction

5

noun

Meaning 5

a formal command or admonition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: command, bid, bidding, dictation

History

Etymology

From Middle English iniunccyon, iniunccion, from Old French injonctïon, from Latin iniūnctiō (“command, injunction”).

Across languages

Translations

77 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: заповед (zapoved) — the act of enjoining
  • Catalan: injunció — the act of enjoining
  • Dutch: sommeren — the act of enjoining
  • Dutch: bevelen — the act of enjoining
  • Finnish: käskeminen — the act of enjoining
  • Finnish: määrääminen — the act of enjoining
  • French: injonction — the act of enjoining
  • German: Verfügung — the act of enjoining
  • German: Verfügen — the act of enjoining
  • German: Anordnen — the act of enjoining
  • German: Auferlegen — the act of enjoining
  • German: Erlassen — the act of enjoining
  • Hindi: निषेधाज्ञा (niṣedhājñā) — the act of enjoining
  • Polish: napomnienie — the act of enjoining
  • Portuguese: injunção — the act of enjoining
  • Russian: постановле́ние (postanovlénije) — the act of enjoining
  • Russian: предписа́ние (predpisánije) — the act of enjoining
  • Russian: прика́з (prikáz) — the act of enjoining
  • Russian: запре́т (zaprét) — the act of enjoining
  • Spanish: inyunción — the act of enjoining
  • Spanish: inyungimiento — the act of enjoining
  • Czech: příkaz — that which is enjoined; command
  • Czech: nařízení — that which is enjoined; command
  • Czech: zákaz — that which is enjoined; command
  • Dutch: sommatie — that which is enjoined; command
  • Dutch: order — that which is enjoined; command
  • Dutch: bevel — that which is enjoined; command
  • Dutch: verbod — that which is enjoined; command
  • Dutch: gebod — that which is enjoined; command
  • Finnish: käsky — that which is enjoined; command
  • Finnish: määräys — that which is enjoined; command
  • German: Verfügung — that which is enjoined; command
  • German: Anordnung — that which is enjoined; command
  • German: Erlaß — that which is enjoined; command
  • Hungarian: parancs — that which is enjoined; command
  • Hungarian: rendelkezés — that which is enjoined; command
  • Hungarian: utasítás — that which is enjoined; command
  • Russian: директи́ва (direktíva) — that which is enjoined; command
  • Russian: предписа́ние (predpisánije) — that which is enjoined; command
  • Russian: прика́з (prikáz) — that which is enjoined; command
  • Russian: указа́ние (ukazánije) — that which is enjoined; command
  • Bulgarian: постановление (postanovlenie) — an official writ
  • Chinese Cantonese: 禁制令 (gam3 zai3 ling6) — an official writ
  • Chinese Mandarin: 強制令 /强制令 (qiángzhìlìng) — an official writ
  • Chinese Mandarin: 禁制令 (jìnzhìlìng) — an official writ
  • Czech: soudní zákaz — an official writ
  • Czech: soudní příkaz — an official writ
  • Czech: soudní nařízení — an official writ
  • Dutch: injunctie — an official writ
  • Dutch: dwangbevel — an official writ
  • Dutch: gerechtelijk bevel — an official writ
  • Finnish: määräys — an official writ
  • French: injonction — an official writ
  • Georgian: სასამართლო აკრძალვა (sasamartlo aḳrʒalva) — an official writ
  • Georgian: სასამართლო ბრძანება (sasamartlo brʒaneba) — an official writ
  • Georgian: აკრძალვა (aḳrʒalva) — an official writ
  • Georgian: ბრძანება (brʒaneba) — an official writ
  • Georgian: მიწერილობა (mic̣eriloba) — an official writ
  • Georgian: დანიშნულება (danišnuleba) — an official writ
  • Georgian: მითითება (mititeba) — an official writ
  • German: Anordnung — an official writ
  • German: rechtliche Anordnung — an official writ
  • Hindi: अधिदेश (adhideś) — an official writ
  • Hindi: शासनादेश (śāsnādeś) — an official writ
  • Hungarian: végzés — an official writ
  • Hungarian: határozat — an official writ
  • Hungarian: meghagyás — an official writ
  • Hungarian: eltiltás — an official writ
  • Irish: urghaire — an official writ
  • Persian: حکم (hokm) — an official writ
  • Polish: nakaz sądowy — an official writ
  • Russian: суде́бное постановле́ние (sudébnoje postanovlénije) — an official writ
  • Spanish: requerimiento judicial — an official writ
  • Spanish: medidas cautelares — an official writ
  • Spanish: medida cautelar — an official writ
  • Tagalog: pagpigil — an official writ
  • Tagalog: utos sa pagpigil — an official writ
Real reading context

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