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   in·junc·tion

   /inˈjəNG(k)SH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. an authoritative warning or order.
   • ▪ a judicial order that restrains a person from beginning or continuing an action threatening or invading the legal right of another, or that compels a person to carry out a certain act, e.g., to make restitution to an injured party.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin injunctio(n-), from Latin injungere ‘enjoin, impose’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. injunctive adjective

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