enjoin
Use Enjoin in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis: The doctor enjoined a strict diet.
2.
to direct or order to do something: He was enjoined to live more frugally.
3.
Law. to prohibit or restrain by an injunction.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English enjoi(g)nen < Old French enjoindre < Latin injungere to fasten to, bring upon. See in-2, join
1175–1225; Middle English enjoi(g)nen < Old French enjoindre < Latin injungere to fasten to, bring upon. See in-2, join
Related forms
en·join·er, noun
en·join·ment, noun
re·en·join, verb (used with object)
un·en·joined, adjective
Synonyms
2. charge, bid, command, require. 3. proscribe, interdict, ban.
2. charge, bid, command, require. 3. proscribe, interdict, ban.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to order (someone) to do (something); urge strongly; command |
| 2. | to impose or prescribe (a condition, mode of behaviour, etc) |
| 3. | law to require (a person) to do or refrain from doing (some act), esp by issuing an injunction |
| [C13: from Old French enjoindre, from Latin injungere to fasten to, from | |
| en'joiner | |
| —n | |
| en'joinment | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
enjoin
early 13c., from O.Fr. enjoindre, from L. injungere "to attack, impose," from in- "on" + jungere "to join" (see jugular). Related: Enjoined.
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Example sentences
The plaintiffs did not ask for a restraining order or an injunction to enjoin the trustee's sale.
Upon a showing by a preponderance of the evidence, the court may enjoin all or any part of a request or requests.
The debtor's principal sought to enjoin prosecution of the existing warrants and to enjoin swearing out of future warrants.
It also hears cases where a party seeks to enjoin or stop certain actions by another party.
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