2. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a
command; a precept; a direction.
For still they knew,and ought to have still
remembered, The high injunction,not to taste that
fruit. --Milton.
Necessary as the injunctions of lawful authority.
--South.
3. (Law) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity,
and, insome cases, under statutes, by a court of
law,whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from
doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.
Note: It is more generally used as a preventive than as a
restorative process, although by no means confined to
the former. --Wharton. Daniell. Story.