injunction

US: /ˌɪnˈdʒəŋkʃən/, /ˌɪnˈdʒəŋʃən/
UK: /ɪnd‍ʒˈʌŋkʃən/


English Vietnamese dictionary


injunction /in'dʤʌɳkʃn/
  • danh từ
    • lệnh huấn thị
    • (pháp lý) lệnh của toà (cấm hoặc bắt làm gì)

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 ~ (against sb) an official order given by a court of law which demands that sth must or must not be done: to seek / obtain an injunction + The court granted an injunction against the defendants.
Compare: RESTRAINING ORDER
2 (formal) a warning or an order from sb in authority

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
1 prohibition, interdict, interdiction, restriction, restraint, US law restraining order:
There is an injunction against picketing.
2 order, mandate, directive, command, direction, instruction, ruling, dictate, exhortation; warning, admonition:
Mother's parting injunction was always to dress warmly.

Collocation dictionary


1 court order

ADJ.

interim, preliminary | temporary | permanent | court

VERB + INJUNCTION

apply for, seek | get, obtain, take out, win
She took out an injunction to prevent the press publishing the information.
| grant (sb), issue | refuse (sb/sth) | vary
an application to court to vary an injunction
| lift
It was agreed that the temporary injunction should be lifted.
| uphold | overturn | ignore

INJUNCTION + VERB

order sth, require sth | ban sth, bar sth, forbid sth, prohibit sth, restrain sb/sth
The court upheld an injunction barring protesters from blocking access to the company. an injunction restraining the disclosure of company secrets
| prevent sth

PREP.

~ against/on
They got an interim injunction against the union.

PHRASES

a breach of an injunction

2 warning/order from sb in authority

ADJ.

stern

VERB + INJUNCTION

follow, obey
The rank and file members will follow the injunction of the party leadership.
| ignore


Concise English dictionary


injunctionsɪn'dʒʌŋkʃn
noun
+a formal command or admonition
+(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity