injunction
noun
[ ɪnˈdʒʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n ]
• an authoritative warning or order.
Similar:
order,
ruling,
direction,
directive,
command,
instruction,
demand,
decree,
edict,
prescription,
dictum,
dictate,
fiat,
mandate,
ordainment,
enjoinment,
exhortation,
admonition,
precept,
ultimatum,
ukase,
monition,
firman,
decretal,
irade,
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin injunctio(n- ), from Latin injungere ‘enjoin, impose’.
