Injunction
Pronunciation : In*junc"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. injunctio, fr. injungere, injunctum, to join into, to enjoin. See Enjoin.]
Definition : 1. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
2. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction. For still they knew,and ought to have still remembered, The high injunction,not to taste that fruit. Milton. Necessary as the injunctions of lawful authority. South.
3. (Law)
Defn: A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, insome cases, under statutes, by a court of law,whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.
Note: It is more generally used as a preventive than as a restorative process, although by no means confined to the former. Wharton. Daniell. Story.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913