enjoin
verb (used with object)
to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis.
had enjoined
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past perfectof enjoin.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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That year, BuzzFeed News first reported that the couple had enjoined Granda in a business venture when they bought Alton Hostel, a Miami Beach youth hostel, in 2013.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2020
Indignantly Director Stutz pointed to an order of last June in which Administrator Hopkins had enjoined his State administrators from giving out information without his permission.
From Time Magazine Archive
It had done nothing when a judge in Pennsylvania had enjoined Government attorneys from bringing suit in New York against the Aluminum Company of America.
From Time Magazine Archive
Although a federal court had enjoined them from owning the plane, the Finns arrested a U.S. district attorney for "violating" their constitutional rights.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the swineherd calmly stood near Penelope whispering what her son had bade him tell and what he had enjoined on her.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
