enjoinment
/in'dʤɔinmənt/
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Definition
Noun: 1. (Law) A judicial order or command, especially one that prohibits a party from performing a specific act or continuing a certain activity. This is a formal legal term referring to a court-issued remedy that mandates or forbids an action. It is synonymous with an injunction. 2. (Archaic) The act of enjoining; a command, directive, or authoritative instruction. This older, more general sense refers to the act of ordering or urging someone to do something.
Usage
- Enjoinment is primarily used in formal legal contexts. In modern legal English, the term injunction is far more common.
- The word describes the court order itself or the state of being legally commanded or prohibited.
- It is typically followed by prepositions like "on" (imposing the order) or "against" (directing it at a party).
Examples
- The court issued an enjoinment against the company to halt the construction project immediately.
- The plaintiff sought an enjoinment on the publication of the confidential documents.
- (Archaic) He acted under the enjoinment of his conscience and religious principles.
Advanced Usage
- "Preliminary enjoinment": A temporary court order issued to maintain the status quo until a full hearing can be held. (More commonly called a "preliminary injunction").
- "Permanent enjoinment": A final court order issued after a full trial, prohibiting or mandating an action indefinitely. (More commonly called a "permanent injunction").
Variants and Related Words
- Enjoin (verb): To command, urge, or order authoritatively; in law, to issue an injunction.
- The judge enjoined the strikers from blocking the entrance.
- Injunction (noun): The standard modern term for a judicial order commanding or prohibiting an act. This is the most common synonym for "enjoinment" in legal contexts.
- Restraining Order (noun): A type of injunction, often temporary, that orders a person to stop a specific action (e.g., to prevent harassment or violence).
Synonyms
- Injunction (primary synonym in law)
- Order
- Command
- Directive
- Mandate
- Prohibition (when it is a forbidding order)
- Restraint
Antonyms
- Permission
- Authorization
- Liberty
- Allowance
Related Phrases (Legal Terminology)
- To seek/lift an enjoinment: To apply for or to have a court remove a prohibitive order.
- To be in violation of an enjoinment: To act contrary to a court's prohibitive order, which may result in penalties for contempt of court.
- To file for an enjoinment: To formally request that a court issue such an order.
Noun
- (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