Injunction: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Injunction noun. A court order requiring someone to do, or stop doing, a particular thing.
How to say it
in-JUNK-shun/ɪnˈdʒʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n/
3 syllables, stressed on the second (JUNK).
Injunction in a sentence
The neighbours won an injunction stopping the all-night parties.
The newspaper was gagged by an injunction until the trial ended.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- court order
- ban
- prohibition
- directive
Where injunction comes from
From Latin injungere, to impose or enjoin.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The newspaper was gagged by an _____ until the trial ended.
- injunction
- recidivist
- liability
Show the answer
injunction: The newspaper was gagged by an injunction until the trial ended.