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injunct

injunct verb: to put an injunction against. (Used both of the party who applies for the injunction and of the judge who grants it.).

Verb

injunct (third-person singular simple present injuncts, present participle injuncting, simple past and past participle injuncted)

  1. (transitive) To put an injunction against. (Used both of the party who applies for the injunction and of the judge who grants it.)
    Synonyms:
    enjoin

Synonyms of injunct

Forms of injunct

third-person singular presentinjuncts
present participleinjuncting
past participleinjuncted
pastinjuncted

Origin of injunct

Back-formation from injunction by analogy with adjunct, conjunct.

Questions about injunct

What does injunct mean?
Injunct means to put an injunction against. (Used both of the party who applies for the injunction and of the judge who grants it.).
What part of speech is injunct?
Injunct is a verb.
What is the past tense of injunct?
The past tense of injunct is injuncted.

Words near injunct in the dictionary

  1. injudicial
  2. injudicious
  3. injudiciously
  4. injudiciousness
  5. injun
  6. injunct
  7. injuncted
  8. injuncting
  9. injunction
  10. injunction gap
  11. injunction gaps

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