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# injunction

«injunction» in Mova's school dictionary: **an order from a court telling someone that they must or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an injunction, injunctions)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (law) An injunction is an order from a court telling someone that they must or must not do something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injunction/#m1)

2) (formal) A firm warning or instruction: his mother's injunction to be home before dark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injunction/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Heard in news and adult life: «the court granted an injunction», «she got an injunction to stop him coming near the house». In formal writing: an injunction against something. It tells the reader an official order has been given.

### examples

- The court issued an injunction to stop the building work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injunction/#x1)
- The company got an injunction against the protesters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injunction/#x2)
- Breaking an injunction can lead to a fine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injunction/#x3)
- Mum's injunction was clear: no screens after bedtime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injunction/#x4)
- The judge refused to grant an injunction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injunction/#x5)
- An injunction can protect a person from someone who has been threatening them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injunction/#x6)
- But mindful of the injunction of Circe, Odysseus brandished his sword, and suffered none to approach until Tiresias had appeared. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injunction/#x7)

### note

Countable. Typical verbs: grant, issue, seek, break an injunction. Do not confuse with «junction» (where roads meet) or «conjunction» (a joining word like «and»).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «injunction» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injunction/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.