injunctionin‧junc‧tion /ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ noun [countable] 
The family is seeking an injunction against the book’s publication. The judge refused to grant an injunction. They failed to obtain an injunction.2formal a piece of advice or an order from someone in authority
WORD ORIGINinjunction
Origin:
1400-1500 Late Latin injunctio, from Latin injungere; ➔ ENJOINEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A court injunction forbade Clive Heywood to enter his wife's house.
- The environmental group is seeking an injunction to stop the sale of public land.
- The government is taking out an injunction against the newspaper to try to stop it publishing a secret report.
Longman Language Activatoran official order forbidding something
an official statement that forbids something, based on a law or a government decision: ban on: · The city has imposed a ban on smoking in all restaurants.· There has been worldwide protest against the ban on girls' education.a total/complete ban: · The government is considering a total ban on the sale of handguns.impose a ban on something (=ban something): · A ban has been imposed on the hunting and killing of whales.lift a ban (=stop having a ban): · The new prime minister agreed to lift the ban on opposition newspapers.
official orders forbidding trade or dealings with a particular country, used as a way of punishing them or stopping them from doing something: · Economic sanctions can be as effective as military action.sanctions against: · The Canadian foreign minister criticized U.S. sanctions against Cuba.sanctions on: · Protesters called for sanctions on all countries that violate the human rights of their citizens.impose sanctions (=start having sanctions): · The U.S. threatened to impose sanctions on any country that used chemical or biological weapons.
an official order forbidding trade in a particular product with a particular country for political or economic reasons: trade/oil/arms etc embargo: · There was a relaxation of the American trade embargo.embargo on: · an embargo on British beef· The government has imposed an arms embargo on countries involved in international terrorism.
an official order made by a court forbidding someone to do something, which includes a threat of punishment if they ignore the order: · A court injunction forbade Clive Heywood to enter his wife's house.take out an injunction (=get an injunction from a court): · The government is taking out an injunction against the newspaper to try to stop it publishing a secret report.
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nounhereinafter, adverbhereof, adverbhereto, adverbheritable, adjectiveHigh Court, nounHighway Code, nounhirer, nounhuman right, nounimplied term, inadmissible, adjectiveinalienable, adjectiveincriminate, verbindemnify, verbindemnity, nounindict, verbindictable, adjectiveindictment, nounindustrial tribunal, nouninitiative, nouninjunction, nounin loco parentis, adverbinnocence, nouninnocent, adjectiveinoperative, adjectiveinquest, nouninsanity, nouninstruct, verbintellectual property, nounintent, nouninterdict, nouninterlocutory injunction, invoke, verbJane Doe, nounjob quota, joint and several liability, JP, nounjudge, nounjudge, verbjudicial, adjectivejuridical, adjectivejurisdiction, nounjurisprudence, nounjurist, nounjuror, nounjury, nounjury box, nounjury service, nounjustice, nounJustice of the Peace, nounjustifiable homicide, nounjuvenile, adjectivekangaroo court, nounKing's Counsel, nounlaw firm, nounlawyer, nounlease, nounleasehold, adjectiveleaseholder, nounlegatee, 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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The family is seeking an injunction against the book’s publication. The judge refused to grant an injunction. They failed to obtain an injunction.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Before taking a loan out, calculate your monthly outgoings.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1law an order given by a court, which tells someone not to do somethinginjunction 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. Before taking a loan out, calculate your monthly outgoings.· This made the granting of an interim injunction much easier to obtain.· Review the use by employers of interim injunctions to stop disputes.· Even though the matter involved an interim injunction, the judgment of Lord Ross was a full one.· They obtained an interim injunction directed against the union, which then agreed to comply.
· Nevertheless, the court granted the plaintiff an interlocutory injunction even though the plaintiff had previously engaged in comparative advertising.· The Lords had initially upheld the interlocutory injunctions although the House subsequently refused to make the injunctions permanent.· The Court of Appeal held that this was sufficient to entitle the plaintiffs to an interlocutory injunction.· An interlocutory injunction could not stand on its own.· Turning to the balance of convenience, he was in no doubt that the balance lay in favour of granting an interlocutory injunction.· An interlocutory injunction, preventing further infringement, may be available before that date.
· Y., consented to permanent injunctions barring them from violating securities laws.
· They obtained a preliminary injunction against the company and court-ordered restitution.· Judge Walker set Nov. 14 as the date for hearing arguments on a preliminary injunction covering the same subject matter.· The civil liberties group is seeking a preliminary injunction barring Republican Gov.· A judge this week granted Nogales-Talley a preliminary injunction, prohibiting the district from demoting her to classroom teacher.· Yesterday he issued a preliminary injunction, confirming that figure.· The resulting restraining order is in effect until May 10, when a hearing on a preliminary injunction is scheduled.
NOUN· The farmers are carrying on the work in defiance both of cantonal regulations and a supreme court injunction ordering them to stop.· Harold Dutton, D-Houston, said the options to prevent Ashworth from discontinuing the program include getting a court injunction.· What is the point of a legal framework if companies can not get a court injunction to stop illegal strike action?· Agency staffers want the Commission to seek a Federal court injunction barring Microsoft from what they consider abusive practices.· He can bring proceedings for a High Court injunction to stop the publication of a misleading advertisement.· Mr Venables is pleading for a continuation of a court injunction preventing his removal from White Hart Lane by the board.· Mr Doherty was suspended and court injunctions taken to freeze both his assets and those of the computer company.
· Having launched the action, he sought a Mareva injunction restraining the appellants from dealing with the property.
VERB· Secondly, it can apply for an injunction.
· Alternatively, they are matters together with those specifically mentioned below which would influence me against granting an injunction.· A judge this week granted Nogales-Talley a preliminary injunction, prohibiting the district from demoting her to classroom teacher.· Sargant, J. granted the injunction, even though in doing so it would involve considerable hardship on the part of the Council.· Courts may grant injunctions to stop defamatory publications which would prejudice pending criminal trials.· In this respect the situation is very similar to that which obtains when a court grants an exparte injunction.· Judge Beach disagreed and refused to grant an injunction.· Turning to the balance of convenience, he was in no doubt that the balance lay in favour of granting an interlocutory injunction.
· If he issues the injunction and Mr Farquharson ignores it, he could be jailed for up to two years for contempt.· School officials can ask the courts to issue an injunction to prohibit the strike.· Almost every week, at secret hearings in the High Court, judges are asked to issue injunctions against the media.· The federal courts would issue injunctions, impose contempt, etc., but the miners kept walking out.· Two weeks ago, a judge issued an injunction against the pilots union, urging pilots to resume their previous overtime habits.· They issued an injunction a day.· Yesterday he issued a preliminary injunction, confirming that figure.· The courts issued an injunction giving temporary control and possession of the structure to the companies.
· They obtained a preliminary injunction against the company and court-ordered restitution.· They obtained an interim injunction directed against the union, which then agreed to comply.· Two days later, Cyber Promotions obtained an injunction from a federal judge that allowed the mailings to continue.· Read in studio Two councils have obtained high court injunctions in an attempt to stop an illegal rave party going ahead.· Lungren also obtained an injunction in August that closed the club indefinitely.
· It also seeks injunctions aimed at preventing such use.· The remedy sought will in any case often be an injunction to prevent any repetition of the trespass.· Jaguar had taken out an injunction last week to prevent McLaren from employing Newey when his contract expires in 2002.· This was coupled with an injunction preventing the removal of any of the contents.· Mr Venables is pleading for a continuation of a court injunction preventing his removal from White Hart Lane by the board.· The council sought an injunction to prevent a clergyman trespassing by holding services on the plaintiff's seashore.
· The Court of Appeal reversed the judge's decision to refuse the injunctions sought.
· An injunction to restrain them from persuading their members not to play there was refused.· Another difficulty in the Gouriet case was that the applicant sought an injunction to restrain a threatened breach of the criminal law.· Harman J decided that the injunction restraining a breach of confidence should expire at the same time as a restrictive covenant.· Having launched the action, he sought a Mareva injunction restraining the appellants from dealing with the property.· The plaintiff's sought an injunction to restrain R Co's directors from recommending the offer.· It wanted the return of those papers and an injunction restraining the use of the information obtained from them.
· Where a government body seeks an injunction against a private individual or corporation, the position may be different.· The protesters have also filed a federal lawsuit seeking damages and an injunction against certain uses of pepper spray.· Compaq is seeking an injunction to force Dell to tone down the ads.· The civil liberties group is seeking a preliminary injunction barring Republican Gov.· It also seeks injunctions aimed at preventing such use.· Agency staffers want the Commission to seek a Federal court injunction barring Microsoft from what they consider abusive practices.· Keating wondered if the Justice Department could seek an injunction against those harassing the marchers.
· An injunction was later issued stopping her taking the children out of the state.· Each company seeks unspecified damages and injunctions that would stop the other from using its patents.· The farmers are carrying on the work in defiance both of cantonal regulations and a supreme court injunction ordering them to stop.· What is the point of a legal framework if companies can not get a court injunction to stop illegal strike action?· Courts may grant injunctions to stop defamatory publications which would prejudice pending criminal trials.· In the end, the Attorney-General commenced proceedings in June 1975 for an injunction to stop publication.· He can bring proceedings for a High Court injunction to stop the publication of a misleading advertisement.· Under the legal framework employers would also be prevented from winning interim injunctions to stop disruption backed by lawful ballots.
The family is seeking an injunction against the book’s publication. The judge refused to grant an injunction. They failed to obtain an injunction.2formal a piece of advice or an order from someone in authority