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injunction

noun

(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity

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Word length
10
Starts with
I
Ends with
N
Contains
NJ
Scrabble score
19
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɪnˈdʒʌnk.ʃən

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noun

  1. (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity

    “Injunctions were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order”

noun

  1. A formal command or admonition

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Injunctions were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order

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