INJUNCTIVE


Meaning of INJUNCTIVE in English

I. -ŋ(k)tiv adjective

Etymology: Latin injunct us + English -ive

1.

a. : constituting an order, prohibition, or admonition : enjoining

this injunctive maxim — C.H.Hamburg

b. : constituting a mood or set of verb forms usually with imperative, optative, or subjunctive meaning

2. : of or relating to a legal injunction

injunctive relief was not available to the state — New Republic

an injunctive order

II. noun

( -s )

: the injunctive grammatical mood or a verbal form expressing it

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