The meaning of Injunction

noun

A firm warning or reprimand.

Usage examples:

He received numerous admonitions for his behaviour

verb

Give an authoritative or peremptory order.

Usage examples:

A gruff voice commanded us to enter

noun

An authoritative order.

Usage examples:

He obeyed her commands without question

verb

An authoritative direction or instruction to do something

noun

An official order that has the force of law.

Usage examples:

The decree guaranteed freedom of assembly

verb

Order (something) by decree.

Usage examples:

The president decreed that the military was to be streamlined

noun

An order or statement of an official decision

Usage examples:

He refused to carry out the board’s decree., [ + that clause ] the olympic charter decrees that the…

noun

An insistent and peremptory request, made as of right.

Usage examples:

A series of demands for far-reaching reforms

verb

Ask authoritatively or brusquely.

Usage examples:

‘where is she?’ he demanded

verb

To ask for forcefully, in a way that shows that refusal is not expected and will not be accepted

Usage examples:

[ t ] the library demanded $5 for each book returned late., [ + to infinitive ] i demand to see the…

verb

State or order authoritatively.

Usage examples:

The tsar's attempts to dictate policy

noun

An order or principle that must be obeyed.

Usage examples:

The dictates of fashion

verb

A guiding principle

noun

A formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.

Usage examples:

The dicta of high court judges

noun

A short statement, especially one expressing advice or a general truth

Usage examples:

He followed the famous american dictum "don't get mad, get even".

noun

A course along which someone or something moves.

Usage examples:

She set off in the opposite direction

noun

The position toward which someone or something moves or faces

Usage examples:

Cars were facing every direction after slamming into each other on the icy road., i glanced in her …

noun

An official or authoritative instruction.

Usage examples:

A new ec directive

adjective

Involving the management or guidance of operations.

Usage examples:

The authority is seeking a directive role in energy policy

noun

An official instruction or order

Usage examples:

A federal directive forbids fund-raising in government offices.

noun

An official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.

Usage examples:

Clovis issued an edict protecting church property

noun

An address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something.

Usage examples:

Exhortations to consumers to switch off electrical appliances

noun

The act of strongly encouraging or trying to persuade someone to do something

Usage examples:

Despite the exhortations of the union leaders the workers voted to strike., the book is essentially…

noun

A formal authorization or proposition; a decree.

Usage examples:

The reforms left most prices fixed by government fiat

noun

The giving of orders by someone who has complete authority

Usage examples:

The general ruled by fiat for eight years after seizing power.

noun

A direction or order.

Usage examples:

He issued instructions to the sheriff

noun

The act of teaching someone how to do something

Usage examples:

The course gives you basic instruction in car maintenance and repairs., [ + to infinitive ] the gen…

noun

Written advice and information about how to do or use something

Usage examples:

Please read the instructions carefully., follow the instructions given below to activate your card.…

noun

An official order or commission to do something.

Usage examples:

A mandate to seek the release of political prisoners

verb

Give (someone) authority to act in a certain way.

Usage examples:

The rightful king was mandated and sanctioned by god

noun

Authority to act in a particular way given to a government or a person, esp. as a result of a vote or ruling

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] the president secured a congressional mandate to send troops to bosnia., the la…

noun

A warning of impending danger.

Usage examples:

Our monitions usually prompt the illiberal intelligentsia to chortle and chide about the trib's see…

noun

The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method.

Usage examples:

I filed the cards in alphabetical order

verb

Give an authoritative instruction to do something.

Usage examples:

She ordered me to leave

verb

Logical arrangement of different elements

noun

A general rule intended to regulate behaviour or thought.

Usage examples:

The legal precept of being innocent until proven guilty

noun

A rule for action or behavior, esp. one based on moral consideration

Usage examples:

Common precepts of decency

noun

An instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be issued with a medicine or treatment.

Usage examples:

He scribbled a prescription for tranquillizers

noun

A doctor’s written direction for the medicine that someone needs and how it is to be used, or the medicine itself

Usage examples:

The doctor gave me prescriptions for antibiotics and cough syrup., the drugstore called to say your…

noun

A doctor's written instruction for the medicine that someone needs and for how it should be used

Usage examples:

These drugs are only available on prescription., the doctor wrote him a prescription for two tablet…

noun

An authoritative decision or pronouncement, especially one made by a judge.

Usage examples:

The ruling was reversed in the appeal court

adjective

Currently exercising authority or influence.

Usage examples:

The ruling coalition

verb

Exercise ultimate power or authority over (an area and its people).

Usage examples:

The region today is ruled by elected politicians

noun

(in tsarist russia) a decree with the force of law.

Usage examples:

Tsar alexander i issued his famous ukase unilaterally decreeing the north pacific coast russian ter…

noun

A final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations.

Usage examples:

Their employers issued an ultimatum demanding an immediate return to work

noun

A demand that a person or group do something to avoid something unpleasant

Usage examples:

The workers got an ultimatum – go back to work or face dismissal.

noun

A warning, usually the last and most threatening one in a series, in which someone is told that if they take a particular action, something unpleasant will happen to them

Usage examples:

Issue/deliver/give an ultimatum the chairman has issued an ultimatum: sort out the problems, or the…