enjoin

1. v. t. To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge. Source: opted

2. v. t. To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on. Source: opted

3. v. t. To join or unite. Source: opted

4. v. issue an injunction Source: wordnet

5. v. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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. Source: adambom

8. v:100 v. issue an injunction Source: ecdict

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