injunction

• Sustantivo que designa una orden judicial que obliga a una persona u organización a hacer o abstenerse de hacer una determinada acción, típicamente una medida cautelar o un mandato preventivo.

A noun referring to a court order requiring a person or entity to do or refrain from doing a specific action.

1. Court orderC1formallegal

   A judicial order that restrains a person from beginning or continuing an action threatening or invading the legal right of another, or that compels a person to carry out a certain act.

   Orden judicial (mandamiento)

   • The court issued an injunction to stop the construction.
   • She sought an injunction against her former employer.
   • The judge granted a temporary injunction pending the full hearing.

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2. Authoritative commandC1formal

   An authoritative warning or order to do or not do something.

   Mandato autoritativo

   • The manager gave an injunction to all staff to maintain confidentiality.
   • His father's injunction to study hard stayed with him.
   • The teacher's injunction against cheating was clear.

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