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injunction

Meaning

A judicial command that requires a party to do a specific act or to refrain from doing a specific act.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

When the neighbors kept building their fence on our land, my mom went to court. The judge gave them an injunction, a special order telling them they had to stop. If they did not follow the rules of the injunction, there would be serious trouble for them.

The factory kept dumping waste into our river, making people sick. The whole town was furious. A judge finally issued an injunction, a powerful court order that forced the company to stop polluting at once. We hoped the water would finally start to heal.

The factory owner wouldn't stop dumping waste into the river, so the townspeople went to court. The judge issued an injunction ordering him to stop immediately. If he kept polluting after that, he would face heavy fines and possibly jail time. The company had no choice but to obey.

When Gary tried to build a giant banana statue in his front yard, his neighbor ran screaming to court. Soon, Gary received an injunction, a mysterious paper saying he must stop building or face the wrath of angry lawyers—and possibly a swarm of confused squirrels.

After I “borrowed” my neighbor’s prize-winning garden gnome for a world tour, he got a court injunction. The legal paper officially requires me to refrain from gnome-napping and to return Sir Reginald immediately. The judge was not amused by his vacation photos from Paris.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

Last week, Sarah received an injunction from the court to stop construction on her property until a proper permit was obtained. The legal document stated that she must immediately cease all building activities or face severe consequences. Sarah was frustrated by the injunction, but knew she had to comply with the court's order.

"The judge issued an injunction against the construction company, prohibiting them from demolishing the historic building. The injunction was granted after the city council argued that the building held significant cultural and architectural value and that its demolition would cause irreparable harm."

In the dead of night, a blood-curdling scream pierced the stillness of the small town. The townspeople whispered of a dark figure that had cast a shadow over the village, its presence bringing an eerie sense of dread. As fear spread like wildfire, rumors of an ancient curse began to circulate. The local priest, driven by a sense of duty, sought an injunction from the court to stop the entity from wreaking havoc. But as the moon rose high in the sky, it became clear that the injunction was futile against a force so malevolent and unstoppable.

The judge issued an injunction, forbidding the neighbors from further trespass. The order had come too late. The spectral figure, shrouded in its cloak of malevolence, had already crossed the threshold of sanity, its touch condemning the house to a fate far worse than trespass.

In the land of Eldoria, the ancient wizard Eldrin had placed a powerful injunction upon the enchanted forest. It forbade any mortal from entering its mystical depths without pure intentions. One day, a young adventurer named Lyla dared to defy the injunction, driven by curiosity and greed. As she stepped past the boundary, the forest came alive with whispers of warning. Roots twisted and snaked around her feet, binding her in place. The trees themselves seemed to groan in protest, demanding her retreat. Lyla realized too late the consequences of ignoring the wizard's decree, trapped by her own reckless actions.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

After weeks of tension between neighbors, the judge finally issued an injunction that stopped Mr. Holloway from building his fence across Ms. Liu’s yard. The writ required Mr. Holloway to pause construction, protecting Ms. Liu’s property until the dispute could be settled in court.

The constant construction next door was infuriating until our lawyer secured the court's injunction. This official order legally requires them to stop building on our land immediately. It is a relief knowing we finally have a way to enforce our property boundaries after weeks of useless arguments.

The judge issued an injunction against the construction company, ordering them to stop building until the environmental study was complete. Without that legal document, the developers would have destroyed the wetlands by next week. Now they had no choice but to halt work entirely, or face serious penalties for contempt of court.

After Marvin set up a trampoline that launched errant watermelons onto Mrs. Pilkington’s petunias, she marched to court and secured an injunction, a writ requiring Marvin to either invent safer fruit games or finally refrain from all melon-based mischief within a three-yard radius of her prized garden.

After my parrot, Reginald, recited my neighbor’s diary to the mailman, she sought an injunction from the court. The resulting writ now legally requires me to refrain from teaching Reginald any more scandalous neighborhood gossip, a truly devastating blow to our afternoon entertainment.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

After months of contentious dispute, the judge finally issued an injunction, compelling the company to halt all construction until further notice. The plaintiffs, desperate for respite, welcomed the writ that legally required the corporation to refrain from proceeding, feeling an immense relief as justice momentarily safeguarded their neighborhood.

The acrimonious litigation finally produced a result. The judge granted an injunction, a formal writ forcing my ex-partner to cease all contact. A palpable sense of relief washed over me; the court had unequivocally mandated his silence and stopped the incessant harassment for good.

The company's lawyers secured an injunction from the judge, legally binding the rival firm to immediately cease production of their copied design. For six months, their competitor's factory would sit idle, machinery dormant, while the patent dispute wound through additional court proceedings. The financial ramifications would be catastrophic, exactly as intended.

After Harold attempted to serenade his neighbor’s prized Chihuahua with nightly tuba solos, the exasperated neighbor sought an injunction—a writ from the court of equity compelling Harold to either channel his artistry elsewhere or cling to silence, thus sparing innocent canine ears from further tubal tribulation.

After my pet squid developed a nefarious proclivity for inking the mailman, the court granted a rather startling injunction. This formal writ now requires that I ensure the belligerent cephalopod refrains from that very specified act, a judicial meddling in what I consider performance art.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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