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injunction

[injungk′shən]
Etymology: L, injungere, to enjoin
a court order that prevents a party from performing a specified act.

injunction

(ĭn-jŭnk′shŭn) [L. injungere, to fasten, join]
A court order prohibiting an individual from performing some act or demanding that a person begin to perform some act.
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Following submission of the plan, the court rejected the plan, finding it unacceptable to the extent that it asked the federal court to enjoin further transfer from county jails of prisoners eligible for state incarceration.
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