injunction

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃən/

The English word “injunction” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.
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.

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

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