INJUNCTION Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

injunction

noun

in-ˈjəŋ(k)-shən

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 Earlier this month, the federal judges in Portland overseeing the separate cases both issuedpreliminary injunctions limiting federal agents from using chemical munitions unless someone poses an imminent threat. —

ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026 Very few Christians, even at the beginning, adopted the strict ethical injunctions of Jesus himself. —

Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026 Anthropic sought the injunction to pause those actions and prevent further monetary and reputational harm as the case unfolds. —

Ashley Capoot,jeffrey Kopp, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026 The presiding judge granted a temporary injunction banning Abuelhawa from contacting Beainy or approaching the Flatonia property. —

Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for injunction

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Also, an edict was issued directing people to use the bathroom of their gender assigned at birth, Brinkmeyer said.

— Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
In 2003, as the United States invaded Iraq over false claims that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, Khamenei issued a religious edict — a fatwa — declaring nuclear weapons to be forbidden under Islam.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026