as in edict
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
in the cult there were injunctions for and against everything, as nothing was a matter of personal choice
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Recent Examples of injunction
For now, the injunctions will stay in place at least until the high court hears arguments at 10 a.m. on May 15.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2025
In that case, an appeals court recently blocked a preliminary injunction and cleared the way for DOGE to once again access people's private data.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
The injunction only applied to the 10 specific Texas businesses who make up the plaintiff association in that case, but Gomez is hoping for a similar outcome for her San Diego case.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
That lawsuit is asking for punitive damages from Musk’s actions and an injunction to stop him from interfering further in its operations.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2025
In that case, an appeals court recently blocked a preliminary injunction and cleared the way for DOGE to once again access people's private data.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
The injunction only applied to the 10 specific Texas businesses who make up the plaintiff association in that case, but Gomez is hoping for a similar outcome for her San Diego case.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
That lawsuit is asking for punitive damages from Musk’s actions and an injunction to stop him from interfering further in its operations.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injunction
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Rubio’s edict also could affect SDSU freshman center Thokbor Majak, who was born in South Sudan before attending school in Uganda and Senegal.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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Unlike previous commissions and councils, HESA was not the result of a presidential charge or a Congressional edict.—
David Rosowsky,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Or, to extrapolate Anderson’s hacks to this example, creating a competition with a sales incentive would be significantly more impactful than barking instructions.—
Michelle Stansbury,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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To qualify as religious release time, educational instruction must take place off campus, with parental permission and with no public funding.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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In order to mitigate impacts on patients, the lawmakers urged Greer and Lutnick to consider the impacts tariffs would have on medicines and medical products.—
Joseph Choi,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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The incident was later deemed a swatting call, a when a fake 911 report is made in order to activate police response.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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The latest directive from Trump follows ongoing efforts in Congress to adopt daylight saving time - including the Sunshine Protection Act, which was reintroduced in the House and Senate by Florida Republicans Rep. Vern Buchanan and Sen. Rick Scott in January.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2025
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Due to the agency’s recent restructuring, MED Week has been cancelled for 2025 with no clear directive for future reengagement.—
Natalie Madeira Cofield,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The ninth commandment instructs us not to bear false witness.—
Mark Sandy,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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These early church leaders consider biblical passages, including commandments in the Hebrew Bible, to welcome strangers.—
Laura E. Alexander,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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Hopkins said fire department personnel also monitor the outside air and wind direction, knowing that homes downwind are likely to smell the gas and call the fire department with concerns.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2025
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So, one way to fix this is, fertilizing in spring with a citrus fertilizer, according to label directions.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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Tracy Thomas, a professor of constitutional law at the University of Akron, said the issue is that court decrees are uncommon since they are generally not required for married individuals who want to change their name.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2025
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Lawmakers then voted down the decree at the country’s parliament, hours after the martial law declaration, before filing impeachment motions against Yoon a few days later.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Injunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injunction. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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