injunction
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·junc·tion /ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ noun [countable] 1 lawSCL an order given by a court, which tells someone not to do something 〔由法院发出的〕禁(止)令injunction against The family is seeking an injunction against the book’s publication. 这个家族正申请强制令来阻止该书的出版。 The judge refused to grant an injunction. 法官拒绝发出禁令。 They failed to obtain an injunction. 他们未能获得禁令。2. formalTELL/ORDER somebody TO DO something a piece of advice or an order from someone in authority 训谕；忠告；指令
Examples from the Corpus
injunction• The government is taking out an injunction against the newspaper to try to stop it publishing a secret report.• The environmental group is seeking an injunction to stop the sale of public land.• A court injunction forbade Clive Heywood to enter his wife's house.obtain ... injunction• Lungren also obtained an injunction in August that closed the club indefinitely.• Two days later, Cyber Promotions obtained an injunction from a federal judge that allowed the mailings to continue.From Longman Business Dictionaryinjunctionin‧junc‧tion /ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ noun [countable]LAW an court order, usually stating that someone must not do something. Sometimes an injunction orders someone to do somethinginjunction againstA state judge issued an injunction against implementing the new system.They may seek an injunction barring the company from allowing future service deterioration. → interim injunction → interlocutory injunction → mandatory injunction → permanent injunction → restrictive injunctionOrigin injunction (1400-1500) Late Latin injunctio, from Latin injungere; → ENJOINin·junc·tion nounChineseSyllable
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injunction
in‧junc‧tion /ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
noun [countable]1. law an order given by a court, which tells someone not to do something
injunction against
The family is seeking an injunction against the book’s publication.
The judge refused to grant an injunction.
They failed to obtain an injunction.
2. formal a piece of advice or an order from someone in authority
in‧junc‧tion /ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
noun [countable]1. law an order given by a court, which tells someone not to do somethinginjunction against
2. formal a piece of advice or an order from someone in authority