# injunction

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃən/ · frequency rank #15,431

## Definitions
1. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
2. That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.
3. A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some 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.

## Etymology
From Middle English iniunccyon, iniunccion, from Old French injonctïon, from Latin iniūnctiō (“command, injunction”).

## Easily confused with
- **injection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/injection-vs-injunction)
- **induction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/induction-vs-injunction)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ijnunction`, `injjunction`, `injnuction`, `injucntion`, `injuncction`, `injunciton`, `injuncsion`, `injunctino`, `injunctionn`, `injunctoin`, `injuncttion`, `injunnction`, `injuntcion`, `innjunction`, `inujnction`, `nijunction`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/injunction