as in edict
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
in the cult there were injunctions for and against everything, as nothing was a matter of personal choice
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Recent Examples of injunction
Sorsby could also argue that the Big 12 would be in violation of Judge Curry’s temporary injunction by punishing Texas Tech for playing Sorsby.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 June 2026
Eligibility is increasingly decided by emergency injunctions.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2026
Friday's injunction came two days after another federal judge denied a governmental watchdog group's request for a temporary restraining order to block the establishment of the fund.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 June 2026
The bill specifically authorizes financial damages, because under current law, plaintiffs can only obtain injunctions that prevent future or ongoing violations, the summary said.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 June 2026
Eligibility is increasingly decided by emergency injunctions.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2026
Friday's injunction came two days after another federal judge denied a governmental watchdog group's request for a temporary restraining order to block the establishment of the fund.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 June 2026
The bill specifically authorizes financial damages, because under current law, plaintiffs can only obtain injunctions that prevent future or ongoing violations, the summary said.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injunction
Noun
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Bondi, appearing with Trump at a triumphant White House news conference, was asked whether the Justice Department would enforce the edict in states where it had not been struck down.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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The episode is a reminder that the edicts of one administration can be revisited by the next.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The bot gave her instructions on how to use cocaine.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
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Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order and ordered that the planes be turned around, but Justice Department attorneys said his oral instructions directing the flight to be returned were defective, and the deportations proceeded as planned.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The order could have far-reaching effects on US efforts to dominate the nascent technology, which has already become a significant part of the economy and the stock market but which also still remains untested in many ways.—
Samantha Waldenberg,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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Given the halting and slow-moving efforts to regulate AI at the federal level, critics of the executive order view it as an attempt to block all meaningful regulation on AI and put little faith in Congress to replace existing state laws with a nationwide standard.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Under Miami’s governance structure, city commissioners are supposed to issue directives through the city manager.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
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According to Valarie, Anthony was taken off life support per a prior directive and died on Saturday, June 6.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Paxton filed a lawsuit against Galveston ISD after the school board voted against placing the commandments in classrooms.—
Haajrah Gilani,
Houston Chronicle,
7 May 2026
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Consider these our contemporary cupcake commandments, illustrated by three new recipes that are, as Carrie would say, fabulous.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Brunson’s arrival changed the Knicks’ direction almost immediately.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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Second, the report grapples seriously with agentic AI — autonomous systems capable of planning, reasoning, and executing multi-step tasks without continuous human direction.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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In 1954, Khrushchev issued a decree where Crimea was legally transferred from the Russian Soviet Republic to the Ukrainian Soviet Republic.—
Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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But Allah’s will came first, and His decree is final.—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Injunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injunction. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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