Meanings
verbinjunct (third-person singular simple present injuncts, present participle injuncting, simple past and past participle injuncted)
present singular third person injuncts · participle present injuncting · participle past injuncted · past injuncted
- transitivelawTo put an injunction against. (Used both of the party who applies for the injunction and of the judge who grants it.)
Synonyms: enjoin
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo put an injunction against. (Used both of the party who applies for the injunction and of the judge who grants it.)
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Origin
Back-formation from injunction by analogy with adjunct, conjunct.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish inyungir
- inyungirto put an injunction against
Cite this entry
APA
injunct. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/injunct
MLA
“injunct.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/injunct. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “injunct,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/injunct.
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