noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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ĭn.jŭnkʹshən
/ɪnˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃən/
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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.
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noun
Meaning 1
The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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
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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