Enjoinder vs. Injunction — What's the Difference?

An authoritative request or injunction

An injunction is a legal and equitable remedy in the form of a special court order that compels a party to do or refrain from specific acts. "When a court employs the extraordinary remedy of injunction, it directs the conduct of a party, and does so with the backing of its full coercive powers." A party that fails to comply with an injunction faces criminal or civil penalties, including possible monetary sanctions and even imprisonment.

A request or demand from an authority.

The act or an instance of enjoining; a command, directive, or order.

(Law) A court order requiring a party to refrain from doing a particular act or to do a particular act.

The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.

That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.

(legal) 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.

The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.

That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.

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.

A formal command or admonition

(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity;