enjoinment

1. (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity (synset 106554821)
   "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order"
   referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
   is a type of: ban, prohibition, proscription - a decree that prohibits something
   subtypes:

   • mandatory injunction - injunction requiring the performance of some specific act
   • final injunction, permanent injunction - injunction issued on completion of a trial
   • interlocutory injunction, temporary injunction - injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the trial is over
   same as: cease and desist order, enjoining, injunction

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