Injunction derives, via Anglo-French and Late Latin, from the Latin verb injungere, which in turn is based on jungere, meaning "to join." Like our verb enjoin, injungere means "to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition." (Not surprisingly, enjoin is also a descendant of injungere.) Injunction has been around in English since at least the 15th century, when it began life as a word meaning "authoritative command." In the 16th century, it developed a legal second sense applying to a court order. It has also been used as a synonym of conjunction, another jungere descendant meaning "union," but that sense is extremely rare.
The group has obtained an injunction to prevent the demolition of the building. in the cult there were injunctions for and against everything, as nothing was a matter of personal choice
Recent Examples on the WebAmerican Oversight asked Frost to issue a temporary restraining order and an injunction requiring Gableman to stop deleting records, which was granted Tuesday. Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2022 Walker, however, did not rule on an injunction request by a University of Central Florida professor, after ordering attorneys to file additional briefs. Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2022 In addition to the lawsuit, Conyers' attorney also filed a motion for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction against Garrett to prohibit the clerk from denying her from appearing on the August ballot. Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 27 May 2022 Attorneys for students, faculty members and groups challenging the law filed an emergency motion Saturday seeking a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction. Jim Saunders, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2022 In December, 2017, not long after Tyson was released from federal prison, Ben David filed a permanent gang injunction against more than twenty Gangster Disciples. Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 The lawsuit asks the court for a permanent injunction and any additional relief the court determines proper. David Ingram, NBC News, 29 Aug. 2022 FedEx is seeking a permanent injunction and unspecified monetary damages. Esther Fung, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 The church is asking for a permanent injunction requiring the city to approve its land use application and exempt religious use of entheogenic plants as part of the application process. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English injunccion, from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French enjunxion, from Late Latin injunction-, injunctio, from Latin injungere to enjoin — more at enjoin