injunction

«injunction» in Mova's school dictionary: an order from a court telling someone that they must or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an injunction, injunctions)

meaning for a pupil

1) (law) An injunction is an order from a court telling someone that they must or must not do something. tree →

2) (formal) A firm warning or instruction: his mother's injunction to be home before dark. tree →

sense in the lessons

Heard in news and adult life: «the court granted an injunction», «she got an injunction to stop him coming near the house». In formal writing: an injunction against something. It tells the reader an official order has been given.

examples

• The court issued an injunction to stop the building work. tree →
• The company got an injunction against the protesters. tree →
• Breaking an injunction can lead to a fine. tree →
• Mum's injunction was clear: no screens after bedtime. tree →
• The judge refused to grant an injunction. tree →
• An injunction can protect a person from someone who has been threatening them. tree →
• But mindful of the injunction of Circe, Odysseus brandished his sword, and suffered none to approach until Tiresias had appeared. tree →

note

Countable. Typical verbs: grant, issue, seek, break an injunction. Do not confuse with «junction» (where roads meet) or «conjunction» (a joining word like «and»).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «injunction» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.