enjoin Synonyms

enjoin Meaning

Wordnet

enjoin (v)

issue an injunction

give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

Webster

enjoin (v. t.)

To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.

To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.

To join or unite.

FAQs About the word enjoin

issue an injunction, give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authorityTo lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to dir

demand, claim, require, ask, request,command, quest, necessitate, impose, exact

surrender, surrender, give up, yield, give up,yield,relinquish, relinquish,

The judge enjoined the defendant from engaging in any further acts of defamation.

The court enjoined the company from dumping waste into the river.

The government enjoined all citizens to conserve water during the drought.

The school board enjoined students from wearing clothing that is disruptive to the learning environment.