Meaning & use
injunction in law
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Meaning
phrasecountablelegallaw
a court order that tells someone to do something or to stop doing something.
Grammar: The main word is the countable noun 'injunction'; 'in law' just signals that you mean the legal sense.
Patterns
- seek an injunction
- grant an injunction
- an injunction against someone
- an injunction to do something
The company asked the judge for an injunction to stop the rival firm selling the drug.
An injunction in law is a command from the court, not a punishment.
She was granted an injunction against her former business partner.
Common combinations
- seek an injunction
- The neighbors decided to seek an injunction to stop the noise.
- grant an injunction
- The court agreed to grant an injunction until the trial.
- an injunction against
- They obtained an injunction against the newspaper.
- breach an injunction
- He was fined for breaching the injunction.
Synonyms and how they differ
- court order
- A wider term for any command from a court; an injunction is one specific type.
- restraining order
- Usually used for orders that protect a person from another person, not for commercial or general legal orders.
- writ
- An old legal term for a written court order; it is narrower and now mostly historical.
Word family
- injunction noun
- The standard noun; the phrase 'injunction in law' is just an explanation of it.
- injunctive adjective
- Relating to an injunction, as in 'injunctive relief'.
- enjoin verb
- To order someone officially to do or stop doing something.
Commonly confused: injunction in law or injection?
injunction in law vs injection
A medical shot or the act of adding something; it sounds a little like 'injunction' but has nothing to do with courts.
Practice
A company wants a court order to stop a rival from copying its product. What does it ask for?
Choose one answer.
An injunction is a court order to stop or do something. An inquest investigates a death, an indictment formally charges someone with a crime, and an injection is a medical shot.
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