injunct
Definition
Verb: - To issue a legal injunction against: "injunct" means to order someone, by means of a court injunction, to do or refrain from doing a specific action. It is a verb derived from the noun "injunction" and is used informally in legal contexts.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- The judge decided to injunct the company from releasing the confidential documents. (The court ordered the company to stop releasing the documents.)
- They sought to injunct the protest, citing public safety concerns. (They attempted to get a court order to stop the protest.)
Advanced Usage
"injunct someone from doing something": to obtain a court order prohibiting a specific action.
- The plaintiff was able to injunct the defendant from selling the disputed property. (The court prevented the defendant from selling the property.)
"to be injuncted": to be subject to a legal injunction.
- The newspaper was injuncted from publishing the story until the trial. (The newspaper was legally forbidden to publish the story.)
Variants and Related Words
Injunction (n): a court order requiring a person to do or refrain from doing a particular act.
- The court granted an injunction to stop the construction. (A legal order was issued to halt building work.)
Injunctive (adj): relating to or having the nature of an injunction.
- The injunctive relief was granted immediately. (The court provided a remedy in the form of an order.)
Synonyms
Enjoin: to legally prohibit or order someone to do something.
- The court enjoined the company from using the trademark. (The court ordered them to stop using the trademark.)
Prohibit: to formally forbid something by law or authority.
- The law prohibits smoking in public places. (Smoking is banned.)
Related Idioms
- "to be under an injunction": to be legally required to do or not do something.
- The firm is under an injunction not to contact the former employees. (The firm is legally bound to avoid contacting them.)