Injunction1. (n.) A mandate; a directive; a prohibition; as an injunction against the sale of a property.
2. (n.) That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.
3. (n.) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, income 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.
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