injunction
1. [ noun ] a formal command or admonition
Related terms: command order
2. [ noun ] (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
Synonyms: enjoinment cease_and_desist_order enjoining
Examples:

"injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order"

Related terms: prohibition mandatory_injunction final_injunction interlocutory_injunction law enjoin