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injunction

 [in-juhngk-shuhn]   Origin

in·junc·tion

   [in-juhngk-shuhn]
noun
1.
Law. a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act.
2.
an act or instance of enjoining.
3.
a command; order; admonition: the injunctions of the Lord.
Origin:
1520–30; < Late Latin injunctiōn- (stem of injunctiō), equivalent to Latin injunct(us) (past participle of injungere to join to; see enjoin) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms
in·junc·tive, adjective
in·junc·tive·ly, adverb
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Injunction is always a great word to know.
So is duress. Does it mean:
such constraint or coercion as will render void a contract or other legal act entered or performed under its influence
a formal accusation initiating a criminal case, presented by a grand jury and usually required for felonies and other serious crimes
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injunction (ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən)
 
—n
1.  law an instruction or order issued by a court to a party to an action, esp to refrain from some act, such as causing a nuisance
2.  a command, admonition, etc
3.  the act of enjoining
 
[C16: from Late Latin injunctiō, from Latin injungere to enjoin]
 
in'junctive
 
—adj
 
in'junctively
 
—adv

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Word Origin & History

injunction
early 15c., from L.L. injunctionem (nom. injunctio) "a command," from L. injunctus, pp. of injungere "impose, attach to" (see enjoin).
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injunction definition


A court order that either compels or restrains an act by an individual, organization, or government official. In labor–management relations, injunctions have been used to prevent workers from going on strike.

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