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in-JUNGKSHUN/ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃn/

An injunction is an official court order requiring someone to do, or not do, something: seek an injunction, an injunction against publication. Court (already in the dictionary) is the place; a stern tweet is not an order.

Meaning

An official court order requiring someone to do, or not do, something.

Examples

• “An injunction sits in the legal file; a stern tweet is not an order.”
• “Order is everyday. Restraining order is a cousin. A tweet is comms. A sealed order is a file. Cite the order; archive the tweet.”

Good to know

A court order to act or refrain. Everyday: order. A tweet ≠ an injunction.

Near in meaning

order, restraining order, prohibition

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