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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
enjoin \enjoin"\, v. t. imp. p. p. enjoined; p. pr. vb.
n. enjoining. f. enjoindre, l. injungere to join into,
charge, enjoin; in + jungere to join. see join, and cf.
injunction.
1. to lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction
to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
1913 webster
high matter thou enjoin'st me. --milton.
1913 webster
i am enjoined by oath to observe three things.
--shak.
1913 webster
2. law to prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or
decree; to put an injunction on.
1913 webster
this is a suit to enjoin the defendants from
disturbing the plaintiffs. --kent.
1913 webster
note: enjoin has the force of pressing admonition with
authority; as, a parent enjoins on his children the
duty of obedience. but it has also the sense of
command; as, the duties enjoined by god in the moral
law. "this word is more authoritative than direct, and
less imperious than command." --johnson.
1913 webster
see also:
enjoined enjoining join injunction
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
enjoining
n : law a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party
from doing or continuing to do a certain activity;
"injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a
judicial order" syn: injunction, enjoinment, cease
and desist order
see also:
injunction enjoinment cease and desist order
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