0 an official order given by a law court, usually to stop someone from doing something -- 禁令
[ + -ing verb ] She is seeking an injunction banning the newspaper from publishing the photographs. 她正在争取获得禁令,禁止报纸发表这些照片。
[ + to infinitive ] The court has issued an injunction to prevent the airline from increasing its prices. 法院颁布禁令不准航空公司提价。
The council eventually had to obtain an injunction against the landlord.
The union engaged in constant legal battles, particularly against numerous injunctions issued by judges friendly to employers.
I do not mean to suggest that all criminal law readily fits the injunction model.
Within the village, the injunction against drum playing is one of the community's constitutive prohibitions, the breaking of which is accompanied by sanction.
Like the coming-to-the-nuisance defense, it has an air of plausibility if we think of the injunction as changing what was an acceptable status quo.
The sense in which injunctions protect autonomy is highlighted by the fact that an injunction can be waived, or sold for a fee.
If some activity is sufficiently troublesome or dangerous to merit an injunction, a blanket prohibition replaces a standard of care.
No court will hear you say that you did nothing wrong, as the injunction was predicated on a wrong being identified.