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
Last month, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction requiring the Fed to let Cook continue serving in her role as a governor of the Federal Reserve System as her lawsuit moves through the courts.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
Xinis also ordered both sides to return to her courtroom before Thanksgiving for a motion hearing, which will, in part, consider the government’s motion to dissolve her injunction preventing the immediate deportation of Abrego Garcia.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit seeks an injunction against the move and a judge's order declaring the president's decision unconstitutional.
—Joey Roulette, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, a three-day hearing before Immergut is set to begin over whether to impose a permanent injunction barring sending National Guard troops to Oregon.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
Xinis also ordered both sides to return to her courtroom before Thanksgiving for a motion hearing, which will, in part, consider the government’s motion to dissolve her injunction preventing the immediate deportation of Abrego Garcia.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit seeks an injunction against the move and a judge's order declaring the president's decision unconstitutional.
—Joey Roulette, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, a three-day hearing before Immergut is set to begin over whether to impose a permanent injunction barring sending National Guard troops to Oregon.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injunction
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Owners who defy this edict will be tied down and forced to watch their machines being destroyed during a demolition derby that will be free for the public to watch.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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Of course, Nix never has to worry about the pain his defensive teammates can inflict, protected in practice by the strict don’t-touch-the-QB edict.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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In Uttar Pradesh, a development initiative provided community health workers with a smartphone app that combined diagnostic and treatment instructions with a client-management program.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Customers can tap their phones to the bag’s logo to access brand videos, authentication verification, care instructions, and personalized questionnaires.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Stratospheric forecastable order obtained – that is a climate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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That case revolves around a now-frozen second order from Immergut that blocked the deployment of troops from Oregon.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The author left behind a complete manuscript, as well as a cover sketch and broad directives for the art direction.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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This new directive appears to reverse a recent city goal to reduce police response to non-violent calls.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Oct. 2025
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By then, the preeminent fashion genius of the third quarter of the 20th century and the designer so often credited with inventing the modern woman’s wardrobe had handed prêt-à-porter over to his assistants, who clung as if by commandment to the house dogma of bourgeois Parisian elegance.—
Rob Haskell,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2025
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Its followers strictly adhere to the 29 commandments of Guru Jambheshwar, which include the sacred principles of worshiping and protecting all animals.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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The week ahead could bring butterflies to your heart and push you to step outside of your comfort zone and go in slightly new directions.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Our test model featured a heads-up display that projects information like navigation directions and more.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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What’s more, after the Velvet Revolution of 1989, Czechs who had their property seized by the state were allowed to reclaim much of it through a restitution system – but not ethnic Germans who lost it under the post-war Benes decrees.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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The violence reached such a fever pitch that in April 1932, the federal government banned the SA through an emergency decree.—
Time,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Injunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injunction. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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