📜injunction

noun
/ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/

Meaning

A judicial order restraining a person from an action or compelling a certain act.

Example Sentences

The court issued an injunction to stop the company from polluting the river.

Example Expressions

grant an injunction

Synonyms

order, decree, mandate, ruling

Antonyms

permission, allowance

Collocations

court injunction, temporary injunction, permanent injunction

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