injunction
noun/ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
Frequency rank: #7,855 most common English word
Meaning
an official court order requiring someone to do or stop doing a specific action.
Example sentence
The court issued injunction ordering the company to stop dumping waste into the river.
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