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Injunction vs Injunctive - What's the difference?

injunction | injunctive |

As nouns the difference between injunction and injunctive

is that injunction is the act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting while injunctive is (linguistics|uncountable) a verbal mood in sanskrit characterized by secondary endings but no augment, and usually looked like an augmentless aorist or imperfect.

As an adjective injunctive is

pertaining to the injunctive mood.

injunction

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • (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.
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    Usage notes

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

    injunctive

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics, uncountable) A verbal mood in Sanskrit characterized by secondary endings but no augment, and usually looked like an augmentless aorist or imperfect.
  • (linguistics, countable) A verbal lexeme in injunctive mood.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to the injunctive mood.
  • Pertaining to or being an injunction.