injunctions

noun

plural of injunction
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 What happens now CEQA litigants can seek injunctions to prevent construction. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026 In a lawsuit filed Friday, Apple sought several injunctions blocking OpenAI from using confidential information allegedly stolen by former employees. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026 Apple is seeking damages, injunctions, and an order to force OpenAI to stop using its trade secrets. — Kif Leswing,mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 10 July 2026 Both state cases have since been resolved through court injunctions. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injunctions
  1. instructions
  2. edicts
  3. orders
  4. directives
  5. directions
  6. commandments
Noun
  • Consult the product’s label for how to dilute the cleaner and follow the instructions for removing stains.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
  • For instructions on how to get the integration up and running, head to 1Password’s documentation page.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 18 July 2026
Definition of instructions
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
Definition of edicts
Noun
  • The model was trained with over 140,000 nutrition orders for more than 9,000 patients at two separate hospitals.
    — TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • If all goes to plan, orders are slated to ship worldwide in September 2026, and delivery costs (starting at $8 per package) will be calculated once the campaign ends.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
Definition of orders
Noun
  • That trust is reinforced by a constant focus on improving governance, not solely by directives but by taking in the best advice from all stakeholders.
    — Liron Zaslansky, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
  • Earlier directives, dating to Ronald Reagan’s presidency, treated terrorism as a global menace countered through military power and diplomacy.
    — Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
Definition of directives
Noun
  • Users can explore featuring different models, poses, backgrounds and visual directions.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
  • While the driver struggles at the wheel, the rest of the crew must scout, scream directions to the driver and operate winches to pull the rig out of mud or dangle it over cliffs.
    — Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026
Definition of directions
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
Definition of commandments

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