Enjoinment (Noun)
Meaning
(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The court issued an enjoinment against the company, temporarily halting their operations due to environmental concerns.
- The enjoinment prevented the defendant from selling the property until the ownership dispute was resolved.
- In this case, the enjoinment was granted to stop the distribution of allegedly infringing materials.
- After the hearing, the judge granted the plaintiff's request for an enjoinment, putting an immediate stop to the defendant's construction project.
- The enjoinment was lifted once the defendant agreed to implement the necessary safety measures as per the court's requirements.
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Hyponyms
- Mandatory Injunction
- Temporary Injunction
- Interlocutory Injunction
- Final Injunction
- Permanent Injunction