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injunction

/ɪnˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃən/ noun

Latin root: iniūnctiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about injunction at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A formal command or admonition.
  2. (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

Origin

From Middle English iniunccyon, iniunccion, from Old French injonctïon, from Latin iniūnctiō (“command, injunction”).

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