In*junc"tion (?), n. [L. injunctio, fr. injungere,
injunctum, to join into, to enjoin. See Enjoin.]
1. The act of
enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
2. That which is
enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.
For still they knew, and ought to
have still remembered,
The high injunction, not to taste that
fruit.
Milton.
Necessary as
the injunctions of lawful authority.
South. 3. (Law) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is
required to do or to refrain
from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.
&fist; It is more generally used as a preventive than as a restorative process, although by no means confined to the former. Wharton.
Daniell. Story.
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