injunction
/ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
noun
- A court order that requires someone to do or stop doing something.
- The judge issued an injunction to stop the construction until the environmental review was complete.
- The court granted an injunction against the protestors, ordering them to stay 100 feet away from the building.
- The company obtained a temporary injunction preventing its former employee from sharing trade secrets.
- A strong, official warning or order to do or not do something.
- The sign carried an injunction against littering in the park.
- The doctor's injunction to avoid sugar was hard for him to follow.
- The teacher gave an injunction that all phones must be turned off during the exam.