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injunction

[in-juhngk-shuhn] / ɪnˈdʒʌŋk ʃən /


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But shortly before midnight, a three-judge Court of Appeal panel overturned the injunction, ruling that the judge had "erred in law".

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Saylor’s injunction is temporary, and it does not mean that some version of the rule will never take effect.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong said in an order granting a preliminary injunction that the government “is regularly abstaining from conducting a likelihood of escape analysis at all” when making arrests without a warrant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Boston-based Judge Indira Talwani imposed an injunction on 4 September blocking Trump's order.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Think of me to-morrow, my dear Emma, about four o’clock,” was Mrs. Weston’s parting injunction; spoken with some anxiety, and meant only for her.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

The whistleblower also alleges that the administration moved forward with steps to create the new system during two initial injunctions from the court, which would have violated the court’s order.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

After a group of 23 states sued, multiple federal courts issued injunctions blocking its implementation.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

They argued the law violated their First Amendment rights and won preliminary injunctions against its enforcement last summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Federal judges have issued preliminary injunctions restricting Homeland Security and U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

To drum up public support for the law, legal injunctions were bolstered by insidious propaganda—a formula that the Nazis would eventually bring to monstrous perfection.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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