\In*junc"tion\, n. [L. injunctio, fr. injungere,
injunctum, to join into, to enjoin. See {Enjoin}.]
1. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or
   prohibiting.
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.