Associations to the word «Injunction»

Wiktionary

INJUNCTION, noun. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
INJUNCTION, noun. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.
INJUNCTION, noun. (legal) 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.

Dictionary definition

INJUNCTION, noun. A formal command or admonition.
INJUNCTION, noun. (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy