Word

injunction, n.
(injunctions)

(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
<noun.communication>

cease and desist order enjoining enjoinment injunction

sample sentences

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

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

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semantic pointers

hypernym

prohibition, ban, proscription

domain of synset (topic)

law, jurisprudence

hyponym

mandatory injunction permanent injunction, final injunction temporary injunction, interlocutory injunction

a formal command or admonition
<noun.communication>

injunction

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

command, bid, bidding, dictation