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enjoin
[en-join]
verb (used with object)
to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis.
The doctor enjoined a strict diet.
to direct or order to do something.
He was enjoined to live more frugally.
Synonyms: , , ,Law.to prohibit or restrain by an injunction.
Synonyms: , ,
enjoin
/ ɪˈɔɪ /
verb
to order (someone) to do (something); urge strongly; command
to impose or prescribe (a condition, mode of behaviour, etc)
law to require (a person) to do or refrain from doing (some act), esp by issuing an injunction
Other Word Forms
- enjoiner noun
- enjoinment noun
- reenjoin verb (used with object)
- unenjoined adjective
- ˈǾԱ noun
- ˈǾԳԳ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of enjoin1
Example Sentences
On behalf of UCLA, attorney Ray Cardozo argued that Carter erred in enjoining the school from using its baseball stadium on the property even though it was not a named defendant in the case.
When plaintiffs sue to block actions implemented by executive order, they’re actually suing the agency tasked with carrying out the president’s direction — agencies that judges could still enjoin under the Administrative Procedure Act, Levitt said.
"District court judges do not have the authority, as a general matter, to enjoin the functioning of the executive branch," Miller said.
“Years of experience have shown that the Executive Branch cannot properly perform its functions if any judge anywhere can enjoin every presidential action everywhere,” wrote acting Solicitor Gen. Sarah M. Harris.
District Judge Leo Sorkin ruled in their favor in Boston on Thursday, enjoining the order that had already been blocked by federal judges in Washington, New Hampshire and Maryland.
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