injunctions

plural of injunction

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Recent Examples of injunctions Both Nevada and Michigan have won injunctions barring prediction market providers from offering sports contracts. Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 After the high court curbed lower courts' ability to issue nationwide injunctions, another challenge was filed in New Hampshire on behalf of all children who would be covered by the birthright citizenship policy. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Since then, the coalition obtained a series of nationwide preliminary injunctions that prevented the order from ever taking effect. Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026 Ehrlich said athletes very well could continue to petition courts for extended eligibility based on antitrust arguments, but appellate courts recently have delivered wins for the NCAA by overturning preliminary injunctions in several cases. ABC News, 23 June 2026 Eligibility is increasingly decided by emergency injunctions. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 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 To that, the filing seeks injunctions, a halt to data collection from minors and new guardrails galore, plus potentially millions in penalties for violations of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 June 2026 The lawsuit calls for various civil penalties against 23andMe and injunctions blocking the company from further violations of California’s privacy protection laws. Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injunctions
Noun
  • Read the instructions and drop the appropriate amount of hair oil onto your palm.
    Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 July 2026
  • Navigation instructions are presented in plenty of time and with a confident tone.
    James Raia, Mercury News, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse The highly agile Getty shooter Alan Crowhurst has done us a great favor by bringing concrete cloakroom evidence of the many social and administrative challenges that the (famous) Royal Ascot costume edicts require in order to be properly met.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • The age of the Germanic male genius delivering edicts from on high has run its course.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • Authorities issued an evacuation warning for two zones north of the highway, as well as a third zone south of the highway but to the east of where evacuation orders were in place.
    Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Even into 2023, restaurants and bars had DoorDash orders piled at the door instead of bodies filling tables for happy hour deals or karaoke night.
    Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • Federal directives apply to federal properties, while state directives apply to facilities for state agencies.
    Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Lawmaking and legal interpretation convert human goals and values into legible directives.
    John Nay, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • The city says plans include adding an additional lane of traffic in both the west and eastbound directions of Roseville Parkway.
    James Taylor, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • This creates an immediate sensing-to-action response, while each chamber operates independently to distinguish forces along horizontal, lateral, and vertical directions.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • Treat them as starting points, not commandments.
    Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
  • 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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“Injunctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injunctions. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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