1. authoritative warnings, orders, or commands
Usage: formal
2. court orders requiring someone to do or stop doing something
Usage: legal

Examples

• The judge issued injunctions preventing the company from polluting the river.
• Despite his mother’s injunctions to be careful, he rode his bike recklessly.
• The court granted temporary injunctions to stop construction of the building.
• She ignored all injunctions about staying away from the dangerous area.
• The environmental group sought injunctions against the logging operation.
• His father’s stern injunctions about honesty stayed with him throughout life.