In*junc"tion (?), n. [L.
injunctio, fr. injungere, injunctum, to join
into, to enjoin. See Enjoin.] 1. The act
of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or
prohibiting.
2. That which is enjoined; an order; a
mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.
For still they knew, and ought to have still
remembered,
The high injunction, not to taste that fruit.
Milton.
Necessary as the injunctions of lawful
authority.
South.
3. (Law) A writ or process, granted by
a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of
law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing
certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.
☞ It is more generally used as a preventive than as a
restorative process, although by no means confined to the former.
Wharton. Daniell. Story.