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injunctions

[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

in·junc·tive, adjective
in·junc·tive·ly, adverb
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Injunctions is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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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 labormanagement relations, injunctions have been used to prevent workers from going on strike.

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