enjoin

American  

[en-join] / ɛnˈdʒɔɪn /

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.

   Synonyms:

   require, command, bid, charge

3. Law. to prohibit or restrain by an injunction.

   Synonyms:

   ban, interdict, proscribe

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enjoin British  

/ ɪnˈdʒɔɪn /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

• enjoiner noun
• enjoinment noun
• reenjoin verb (used with object)
• unenjoined adjective

Etymology

Origin of enjoin

1175–1225; Middle English enjoi ( g ) nen < Old French enjoindre < Latin injungere to fasten to, bring upon. See in- ², join

Example Sentences

“Accordingly, the challenged laws are invalid under the Supremacy Clause and their application to the Federal Government should be preliminarily and permanently enjoined.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Let’s say that some policy of the administration has been enjoined,” Barrett said.

From Los Angeles Times

She asked Justice Department lawyers what set apart the most recent cuts from previous ones she enjoined.

From Los Angeles Times

“If you’re not actually doing what the District Court found you to be doing and enjoined you from doing, then there should be no harm,” Sung said.

From Los Angeles Times

Going forward, courts may only enjoin enforcement to the extent necessary to give relief to the plaintiffs who brought the case.

From Salon

Related Words

• preclude
• prohibit
• proscribe