— injunctive , adj. — injunctively , adv.
/in jungk"sheuhn/ n.
1. Law. a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act.
2. an act or instance of enjoining.
3. a command; order; admonition: the injunctions of the Lord.
[ 1520-30; injunction- (s. of injunctio ), equiv. to L injunct ( us ) (ptp. of injungere to join to; see ENJOIN) + -ion- -ION ]