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• n  a formal command or admonition
• n  (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
  injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order

• The government enforced prohibition during elections with an injunction.
• The Attorney General may seek contempt-of-court action if either side violates the injunction.
• He also acknowledged the injunction had backfired, kindling publicity for Wikileaks and driving traffic to its mirror sites.

• enjoining
• enjoinment
• cease and desist order

News & Articles

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• Port Allen council members look to judge for injunction against mayor
  Some city leaders are hoping to get a judge to issue an injunction against Port Allen Mayor Deedy Slaughter's latest actions.
  June 11, 2013 - WAFB Baton Rouge
• Judge: Genesee Towers implosion injunction needs to be filed separate
  (06/10/13) - Flint's tallest building briefly took center stage in court Monday.  Flint resident Eric Mays is seeking an injunction to stop the demolition of Genesee Towers downtown.Genesee County Circuit
  June 10, 2013 - ABC12 Mid-Michigan
• Injunction filed in Maid project
  Niagara Gazette — A preservation group has filed a preliminary injunction in State Supreme Court in Niagara County in an attempt to stop work being performed at the site of the former Schoellkopf Power Station.
  June 8, 2013 - Niagara Gazette

Quotes

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• Max Mosley in guardian.co.uk
  During the meeting it became apparent that Ferrari have made an application to the French courts to apply for an injunction to stop us doing what we want to do,said Mosley.
• Nick Griffin in TeleText
  We have very serious concerns that the Department of Interior is going to announce a second moratorium..............despite the injunction against the original moratorium, we currently have a de facto moratorium because of uncertainty from the... Bobby Jindal http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Jindal&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHk9busV_o3gUtF4J4oMcdzfQ4eag NOLA.com http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/07/appeals_court_rejects_us_reque.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEDHJPJD0uSo6BwzcrLq5Tu8uhI1w Jul 8, 2010 51957 69333 injunction Leader Nick Griffin said: If we find out who it was and they are covered by the High Court publication injunction, then they are going to prison."