as in instructions
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
in the cult there were injunctions for and against everything, as nothing was a matter of personal choice
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Recent Examples of injunctions
Both Nevada and Michigan have won injunctions barring prediction market providers from offering sports contracts.
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Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
After the high court curbed lower courts' ability to issue nationwide injunctions, another challenge was filed in New Hampshire on behalf of all children who would be covered by the birthright citizenship policy.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Since then, the coalition obtained a series of nationwide preliminary injunctions that prevented the order from ever taking effect.
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Sofia Williams,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Ehrlich said athletes very well could continue to petition courts for extended eligibility based on antitrust arguments, but appellate courts recently have delivered wins for the NCAA by overturning preliminary injunctions in several cases.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Eligibility is increasingly decided by emergency injunctions.
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Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
The bill specifically authorizes financial damages, because under current law, plaintiffs can only obtain injunctions that prevent future or ongoing violations, the summary said.
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ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
To that, the filing seeks injunctions, a halt to data collection from minors and new guardrails galore, plus potentially millions in penalties for violations of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.
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Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
The lawsuit calls for various civil penalties against 23andMe and injunctions blocking the company from further violations of California’s privacy protection laws.
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Jaimie Ding,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
After the high court curbed lower courts' ability to issue nationwide injunctions, another challenge was filed in New Hampshire on behalf of all children who would be covered by the birthright citizenship policy.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Since then, the coalition obtained a series of nationwide preliminary injunctions that prevented the order from ever taking effect.
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Sofia Williams,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Ehrlich said athletes very well could continue to petition courts for extended eligibility based on antitrust arguments, but appellate courts recently have delivered wins for the NCAA by overturning preliminary injunctions in several cases.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Eligibility is increasingly decided by emergency injunctions.
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Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
The bill specifically authorizes financial damages, because under current law, plaintiffs can only obtain injunctions that prevent future or ongoing violations, the summary said.
—
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
To that, the filing seeks injunctions, a halt to data collection from minors and new guardrails galore, plus potentially millions in penalties for violations of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.
—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
The lawsuit calls for various civil penalties against 23andMe and injunctions blocking the company from further violations of California’s privacy protection laws.
—
Jaimie Ding,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injunctions
Noun
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Read the instructions and drop the appropriate amount of hair oil onto your palm.
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Navigation instructions are presented in plenty of time and with a confident tone.
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Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse The highly agile Getty shooter Alan Crowhurst has done us a great favor by bringing concrete cloakroom evidence of the many social and administrative challenges that the (famous) Royal Ascot costume edicts require in order to be properly met.
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The age of the Germanic male genius delivering edicts from on high has run its course.
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Just under 35,000 removal orders have been issued in California from January through May of this year, according to TRAC, a data gathering organization at Syracuse University.
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Evacuation orders affecting about 300 residents in the Oak Leaf Circle area were downgraded to warnings.
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Brennan argues the records are vital to a potential vindictive-prosecution defense, citing more than 100 Trump statements attacking him and directives to pursue cases without legal basis.
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The attorneys general challenged several of its directives, including a provision that required state and local officials to collect proof of citizenship from vote-by-mail applicants.
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Their architect, Michael Lehrer, created a striking design with a butterfly roof slanting up in two directions from the center, zigzag walls and picture windows front and back.
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The vendors circling this space entered from different directions, which is why the category still looks fragmented.
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Treat them as starting points, not commandments.
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Paxton filed a lawsuit against Galveston ISD after the school board voted against placing the commandments in classrooms.
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“Injunctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injunctions. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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