Injunction /(?)/

In·junc·tion

Injunction

n.
  1. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
  2. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.
    For still they knew, and ought to have still remembered, The high injunction, not to taste that fruit.
    Necessary as the injunctions of lawful authority.
  3. A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ. (Law)