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
District Judge Ana Reyes also issued an injunction against the ban in March, but that ruling was also stayed pending an appeal last month.
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 7 May 2025
In an unsigned decision, the court granted an emergency request from the Trump administration to lift a nationwide injunction blocking a ban on transgender troops while litigation continues to wind through the lower courts.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
The Justice Department sought emergency relief from the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court left in place that district court's injunction.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 May 2025
In April, the House passed a bill to limit the power of individual federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions, but its fate in the Senate is uncertain.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 May 2025
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 7 May 2025
In an unsigned decision, the court granted an emergency request from the Trump administration to lift a nationwide injunction blocking a ban on transgender troops while litigation continues to wind through the lower courts.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
The Justice Department sought emergency relief from the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court left in place that district court's injunction.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 May 2025
In April, the House passed a bill to limit the power of individual federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions, but its fate in the Senate is uncertain.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injunction
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Doctors and other health care providers across the VA have been left scrambling and short-staffed amid an ever-shifting series of cuts, hiring freezes and other edicts from the White House.—
Eric Umansky,
ProPublica,
6 May 2025
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For most of her two-year Stanford career, Canady hadn’t been able to talk frankly with the softball staff because of an edict from Stanford administrators.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Murphy brought the jury back into the courtroom and read them the Allen charge, a set of instructions given to a jury that believe it’s deadlocked.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
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Follow a healthcare provider's recommendations or label instructions when taking matcha.—
Ross Phan,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
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The episode concluded with Ellie and Dina (Isabela Merced) leaving Jackson, Wyoming, and heading to Seattle against town orders.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Once that occurs, in relatively short order the vaunted AGI is figured out.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Román also said that no programs had been altered to comply with Trump’s directives aimed at rooting out diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on college campuses.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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Second-wave feminism, the drive for upward mobility, career opportunities and the desire for smaller families prompted many Catholic households to ignore the papal directive on birth control.—
Randall Balmer,
Time,
8 May 2025
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One nutritional commandment that French biochemist Jessie Inchauspé—aka Glucose Goddess—always tells her 5.6 million followers?—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
18 Apr. 2025
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These commandments remain central to Abrahamic religions and continue to influence moral and legal traditions worldwide.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Alonso’s system typically employed a back three, leaving the wing-backs large amounts to cover in both directions.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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One basis point is equivalent to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.—
Brian Evans,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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The government of Michoacán enacted a state decree on April 17 that prohibits the performance and/or reproduction of music that promotes the glorification of criminal activities at public events.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
10 May 2025
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According to a new decree signed by Putin last November, soldiers with severe injuries will receive 3 million rubles (about $30,000), while those with minor injuries will receive 1 million rubles ($10,000) and the least serious are paid 100,000 rubles ($1,000).—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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“Injunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injunction. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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