injunction

A court order requiring a party to do or refrain from doing a specific act, used to prevent irreparable harm while a case is being decided.

• enjoin/ɪnˈdʒɔɪn/(v)命令；禁止

• court injunction
• seek an injunction
• temporary injunction
• permanent injunction
• issue an injunction
• injunction against

1. 1.The environmental group obtained an injunction halting construction of the pipeline until the court could review the environmental impact assessment. (court-ordered restraint)
2. 2.A preliminary injunction freezes the situation while the case proceeds; a permanent injunction can last indefinitely after trial. (legal remedy)

• restraining order (order to prevent specific action)
• court order (broader — any directive from a court)
• interdict/ˈɪntərdɪkt/— prohibition, especially in Scots/civil law

from Latin "injungere" — "in-" (upon) + "jungere" (to join, to attach) — to attach a command upon someone