| 单词 | injunction |
| 释义 | injunction (once / 813 pages) n If your school begins building a swimming pool on land that does not belong to it, the city might issue an injunction to stop it. An injunction is an official order issued by a judge. In general injunctions are court ordered settlements or commands. In the United States, judges cannot create laws, but they can require someone to do something or to stop doing something. If you were wrongly fired from a job, a court may issue an injunction to your former employer, requiring him or her to hire you back or pay your back salary. WORD FAMILYinjunction: injunctions USAGE EXAMPLESA judge recently issued a preliminary injunction temporarily preventing the state from enforcing the law against the clinics that sued, according to the Chicago Tribune. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Thirteen states signed on to fight that directive, including three involved in the latest lawsuit, and won a temporary injunction in August from U.S. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Texas is set to cut off Planned Parenthood as early as 21 January, unless Sparks grants an injunction. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1n (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 Syn|Hypo|Hyper cease and desist order, enjoining, enjoinment mandatory injunction injunction requiring the performance of some specific act final injunction, permanent injunctioninjunction issued on completion of a trial interlocutory injunction, temporary injunctioninjunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the trial is over ban, prohibition, proscription a decree that prohibits something 2n a formal command or admonition Hyper bid, bidding, command, dictation an authoritative direction or instruction to do something |
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