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injunction

[in-juhngk-shuhn] / ɪnˈdʒʌŋk ʃən /


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On Monday, however, Judge Ken Curry issued a temporary injunction allowing Sorsby to return to the field.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The move backfired on Nexstar as a federal judge in Northern California issued a preliminary injunction, ordering Nexstar to halt the Tegna consolidation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Sawyer is accused of breaching the council injunction by arranging for other people to carry out procedures.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

He then issued an injunction claiming to prohibit the hospital from seeking relief in the federal courts that oversee Rhode Island under threat of contempt.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

The captain of the distressed vessel, at last heeding the injunction, cast down his bucket, and it came up full of fresh sparkling water from the mouth of the Amazon River.'

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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