injunction
Word family verbinjunctadjectiveinjunctivenouninjunctionadverbinjunctively
in·junc·tion /ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ noun [countableC] 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 From Longman Business Dictionary
injunctionin·junc·tion /ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ noun [countableC]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 injunction Origin injunction (1400-1500) Late Latin injunctio, from
Latin injungere;
→ ENJOIN