different between commandment vs injunction

English

Alternative forms

• commaundment, commandement (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English comaundement, from Old French comandement, from comander. See command.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k??m??ndm?nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /k??mændm?nt/

Noun

commandment (countable and uncountable, plural commandments)

1. (religion) A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
2. (archaic) Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.

   • Pau. Pray you then,

     Conduct me to the Queene.

     Gao. I may not (Madam)

     To the contrary I haue expre??e commandment.

3. (obsolete) The act of commanding; exercise of authority.

   • Orl. Speake you ?o gently ? Pardon me I pray you,

     I thought that all things had bin ?auage heere,

     And therefore put I on the countenance

     Of ?terne command'ment.

4. (law) The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?d??nk.??n/
• Rhymes: -??k??n

Noun

injunction (plural injunctions)

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. (law) 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.

Usage notes

• The verb associated with this word is enjoin. Injunct is also sometimes used as a synonym.

Related terms

• super-injunction (noun)

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