injunction

an order from a court of law

TRANSLATION

gerichtliche Verfügung; ausdrücklicher Befehl interim injunction = einstweilige Verfügung

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"SEATTLE (Reuters) - Kurt Cobain's widow, Courtney Love, has obtained an injunction blocking the release of a Nirvana song recorded just months before Cobain's suicide, according to court papers."

(by Bruce Olson on July 1st, 2001)

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"in-junc-tion" is from the 15th century - Middle English injunccion, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French injonction, from Late Latin injunction-, injunctio, from Latin injungere to enjoin.

1 : the act or an instance of enjoining : ORDER, ADMONITION

2 : a writ granted by a court whereby one is required to do or to stop doing a specified act

- in-junc-tive adjective

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