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
Trump's Department of Justice is now suing both states, seeking injunctions on the policies that continue to enable males to compete in girls' sports and use girls' locker rooms.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Instead, both parties agreed that the plaintiffs would pursue an injunction.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
The injunction would stop the use of the site as a detention center and halt any further construction there until there’s a verdict in the lawsuit.
—Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
This sparked an hour-long hearing about the temporary restraining order, which will be in place for the next two weeks while the ongoing preliminary injunction hearing continues.
—David Fischer The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Instead, both parties agreed that the plaintiffs would pursue an injunction.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
The injunction would stop the use of the site as a detention center and halt any further construction there until there’s a verdict in the lawsuit.
—Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
This sparked an hour-long hearing about the temporary restraining order, which will be in place for the next two weeks while the ongoing preliminary injunction hearing continues.
—David Fischer The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injunction
Noun
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But the Chiefs instituted a second edict that came to light at training camp, which wrapped up at Missouri Western on Wednesday.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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The episode is a reminder that the edicts of one administration can be revisited by the next.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
31 July 2025
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Plus, researchers at the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas last week provided open source instructions for how to build your own quantum sensor at low cost—complete with a special, crucial diamond.—
Lily Hay Newman,
Wired News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Among the available packages are women’s tennis weekends instruction and round-robin play.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Instead, a group of Jewish zealots burned the city’s storehouses in order to force the population to fight rather than wait out or appease their adversaries.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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Inter Miami needed someone to step up in Lionel Messi’s absence in order to avoid an early elimination from the Leagues Cup.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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Lal and Myers seem to have captured the new administration’s attention: Duffy’s new directive ordering the development of the reactor specifically mentioned this risk.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2025
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Update, August 9, 2025: This story, originally published on August 7, has been updated with additional information regarding the Microsoft Exchange vulnerability directive issued by CISA, as well as a new protection that adds to the Microsoft Defender security arsenal.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The commandment of bal taschit prohibits wasteful destruction and is especially relevant in military conflict because in the fog of war humans can feel justified in destroying anything in their paths.—
Michael S. Roth,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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But in correspondence with The New York Times through the jail’s electronic messaging service, Boelter suggested that the bloodshed was partly rooted in the Christian commandment to love one’s neighbor.—
Dan Barry,
Twin Cities,
21 July 2025
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In September, Puck News reported the series faced delays due disagreements between Kaepernick and Lee over the direction of the film.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 Aug. 2025
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As Styles zooms past, a small boy walking the opposite direction waves and catches the Grammy winner’s attention.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
18 Aug. 2025
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The pricing decree applied to definitive exports and did not cap export volumes or set maximum prices, the Mexican ministries said in the joint statement.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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The Florida Bar’s rules for the practice of law, all 803 pages, are actually decrees of the Florida Supreme Court.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 July 2025
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“Injunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injunction. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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