as in instructions
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 injunctions
The second-most common type of enforcement actions (20 out of 88) noted in the report were injunctions to stop legal violations.
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Sarah Todd, STAT, 10 Apr. 2026
Of the 71 lawsuits, courts have denied preliminary injunctions in 33 of them while granting 11.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Of those cases, 33 preliminary injunctions have been denied and 13 have been granted.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
And two federal circuit courts of appeal upheld injunctions blocking the order from taking effect.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
Very few Christians, even at the beginning, adopted the strict ethical injunctions of Jesus himself.
—Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
The Anabaptists were a radical nonconformist sect that took the egalitarian, pacifist, and renunciatory injunctions of the Bible seriously and tried to organize communal living, before being ruthlessly persecuted by the authorities and other Protestant sects.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
With preliminary injunctions in place, construction has resumed, and one project is already delivering power.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
About two dozen of the state’s roughly 1,200 school districts were barred from hanging the posters after federal judges issued injunctions in cases against the law.
—Sara Cline, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Sarah Todd, STAT, 10 Apr. 2026
Of the 71 lawsuits, courts have denied preliminary injunctions in 33 of them while granting 11.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Of those cases, 33 preliminary injunctions have been denied and 13 have been granted.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
And two federal circuit courts of appeal upheld injunctions blocking the order from taking effect.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
Very few Christians, even at the beginning, adopted the strict ethical injunctions of Jesus himself.
—Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
The Anabaptists were a radical nonconformist sect that took the egalitarian, pacifist, and renunciatory injunctions of the Bible seriously and tried to organize communal living, before being ruthlessly persecuted by the authorities and other Protestant sects.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
With preliminary injunctions in place, construction has resumed, and one project is already delivering power.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
About two dozen of the state’s roughly 1,200 school districts were barred from hanging the posters after federal judges issued injunctions in cases against the law.
—Sara Cline, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injunctions
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Smart glasses capture what's in front of the user, the motion-tracking suit reads their posture in real time, and the AI processes all of that to generate movement instructions tailored to the specific moment.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 13,
New Atlas,
13 Apr. 2026
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The university confirmed Thursday that these instructions have not changed.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Like most of her peers, Agnes follows her country’s various repressive edicts directed toward young women.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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Covid-19 bred doubt about government edicts and skepticism about science, provoking an existential battle for truth.—
Richard Edelman,
Time,
18 Jan. 2026
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Fisher, a former amateur boxer, started going viral in 2022 with his reviews of Chinese takeaway orders and trusty catchprase.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2026
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
13 Apr. 2026
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Artist Davide Balula had three performers, clad in black and white, dancing in slow motion, apparently carrying out directives for how to arrange themselves that appeared on a screen, as if in a high-concept version of the old Milton Bradley game Twister.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Afterward, Moore issued three directives clarifying that state and local agencies may still cooperate with ICE on criminal matters and immigration detainers.—
Jeff Barker,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Apr. 2026
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Cocktails have been the beverage ecosystem’s keystone for the past decade, and a new crop of maestros is pushing into new directions.—
Chris Malloy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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Tariff uncertainty, the Iran conflict, spiking energy costs, and a stock market that has rattled retirement accounts are converging, hitting consumers from multiple directions.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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And as for her new commandments?—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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After all, Moses famously spent 40 days and 40 nights alone on Mount Sinai before receiving the 10 commandments from God, and Buddha meditated for 49 days under a Bodhi tree before reaching enlightenment.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Injunctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injunctions. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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