Thesaurus: enjoin

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1. v. t. To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
2. v. t. To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.
3. v. t. To join or unite.
4. v. issue an injunction
5. v. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
6. 1. To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge. High matter thou enjoin'st me. Milton. I am enjoined by oath to observe three things. Shak. 2. (Law) To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on. This is a suit to enjoin the defendants from disturbing the plaintiffs. Kent. 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. To join or unite. [Obs.] Hooker.
7. To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to putan injunction on.This is a suit to enjoin the defendants from disturbing theplaintiffs. Kent.
8. v:100 v. issue an injunction