mandatory injunction
- noun
- /ˈmændəˌtɔri ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
- Formal
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orden judicial obligatoria
- The judge issued a mandatory injunction requiring the city to restore the park.
Examples
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A mandatory injunction may be granted to force a landlord to carry out repairs.
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The company was subject to a mandatory injunction compelling it to remove the illegal construction.
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The judge issued a mandatory injunction to stop the construction.
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Can the court grant a mandatory injunction in this case?
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The court issued a mandatory injunction requiring the company to stop polluting the river.
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After the trial, the judge granted a mandatory injunction to ensure the repairs were completed by the contractor.
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To protect the environment, the court imposed a mandatory injunction against the developer to halt construction.
Synonyms
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3.5
An official instruction from a court telling someone to do or stop doing something
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7.7
A clear order that someone in charge gives, like a teacher or parent
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is largely compositional: 'mandatory' = compulsory and 'injunction' = court order, so a learner who knows both words can reasonably infer a court order that requires action. However, because 'injunction' is often understood as a restraining order and the mandatory vs. prohibitory distinction is a legal nuance, many B1 learners may not predict the precise legal sense without prior exposure.
Etymology
Mandatory injunction comes from a simple picture: mandatory means 'must' and injunction is a judge's order to do something. Imagine a judge pointing and telling someone to fix a wall — that image shows why it means 'a court order that requires a party to perform a specific act'.