Dictionary entries for 'injunction'

Synonyms

behest
bidding
charge
command
commandment
dictate
direction
directive
instruction
mandate
order
word

in·junc·tion (ĭn-jŭngḱshən)

[Middle English injunccion, from Late Latin iniūnctiō, iniūnctiōn-, from Latin iniūnctus past participle of iniungere, to enjoin, in-, in; see in–², + iungere, to join.]

noun

The act or an instance of enjoining; a command, directive, or order.
Law A court order prohibiting a party from a specific course of action.

derivatives

in·junćtive: adjective

noun

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition