Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

super-injunction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-in-junc-tion
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A legal injunction which also prohibits any mention of its existence to the media or public.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Miss Perroncel was at the centre of a legal row in January when former England captain John Terry took out a super-injunction – a court order so secret that no one was supposed even to mention its existence – to stop any publication of allegations that he had had an affair with her."
"BBC presenter Andrew Marr said on Tuesday he had taken out a superinjunction to protect his family's privacy."

Etymology

From super- + injunction.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: super

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

super-injunctions (plural) super injunction (alternative) superinjunction (alternative)

Phrases

hyper-injunction

Frequently Paired Words

hyper-injunction

Questions

What does super-injunction mean?: A legal injunction which also prohibits any mention of its existence to the media or public.
Where does super-injunction come from?: From super- + injunction.

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