injunction (noun)

a formal command or admonition

injunction, enjoining, enjoinment, cease and desist order (noun)

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

"injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order"

injunction (Noun)

The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.

injunction (Noun)

That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.

injunction (Noun)

A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some 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.

Injunction

An injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a court order that requires a party to do or refrain from doing specific acts. A party that fails to comply with an injunction faces criminal or civil penalties and may have to pay damages or accept sanctions. In some cases, breaches of injunctions are considered serious criminal offenses that merit arrest and possible prison sentences.

Injunction

An injunction is a legal and equitable remedy in the form of a special court order that compels a party to do or refrain from specific acts. "When a court employs the extraordinary remedy of injunction, it directs the conduct of a party, and does so with the backing of its full coercive powers." A party that fails to comply with an injunction faces criminal or civil penalties, including possible monetary sanctions and even imprisonment. They can also be charged with contempt of court. Counterinjunctions are injunctions that stop or reverse the enforcement of another injunction.