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
The injunctions played a key role in attempts to block immigration enforcement, including high profile deportations of TdA members.
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Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2025
The injunction does not affect another part of the law banning LBTGQ topics in the classroom through sixth grade.
—Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025
The court's conservative majority said that the parents who brought the case are entitled to a preliminary injunction while their lawsuits proceed.
—June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
Importantly, these injunctions are designed to be temporary.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
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Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2025
The injunction does not affect another part of the law banning LBTGQ topics in the classroom through sixth grade.
—Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025
The court's conservative majority said that the parents who brought the case are entitled to a preliminary injunction while their lawsuits proceed.
—June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
Importantly, these injunctions are designed to be temporary.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injunction
Noun
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President Trump’s new travel ban has sparked widespread outrage and fear in New York’s sprawling Haitian community, by far the biggest local diaspora group affected by the edict aimed at 12 nations.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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In the meantime, however, these discriminatory government edicts will continue to violate Coloradans’ rights of free speech and free exercise of religion, and adversely impact the privacy, safety, professional conduct, and even health of those who disagree with the government’s ideology.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Less than two hours later, at about 1:25 p.m., a note from the jury was read in court to inform the judge of concerns regarding one juror's ability to follow the instructions.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 June 2025
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The anonymous eight men and four women on the panel got the case at 11:30 a.m. after hearing a two-hour instruction on the law from Manhattan Federal Judge Arun Subramanian and deliberated through lunch.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
Noun
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In a brief order, the Supreme Court declined to take up the case.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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About 22,000 refugees had received approval to travel, and about 600,000 people around the world were under consideration for admission to the U.S. when the executive order fell, CBS and AP News reported, respectively.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Sharing your directives, powers of attorney, and care preferences gives your children the confidence to act quickly.—
Raul Elizalde,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Amelie overrides her prime directive and begins enacting her main agenda, which is to get uploaded into cyberspace and take over all online networks in the name of world domination, yadda yadda yadda.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2025
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There is some irony that the lawmakers working on the bill with preliminary votes on both Saturday and Sunday, the Jewish Sabbath and the Christian Sabbath, violated the commandment to keep the Sabbath day holy.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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The sponsor of the bill, state Rep. Candy Noble (R), said the Ten Commandments are foundational to the American educational and judicial systems, arguing the commandments were cited favorably in more than 500 court cases.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
25 May 2025
Noun
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This after Windows 11 dipped and Windows 10 recovered in May, widening the gap between new and old in the wrong direction.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Emerging from the London Underground, Turnpike Lane has a bustling shopping area in either direction: cafés, supermarkets and takeaways with plenty of people mulling about.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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So, the official divorce decree has been delayed because of me starting in Sacramento, and per the terms of agreement, there are some nuances and whatnot.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
21 June 2025
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For two years, news of the Emancipation Proclamation was kept from enslaved people across the South, until Major General Gordon Granger made the long-overdue final enforcement of the decree in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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“Injunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injunction. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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