Associations to the word «Enjoin»

Wiktionary

ENJOIN, verb. (transitive) (chiefly literary) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
ENJOIN, verb. (transitive) (legal) To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.

Dictionary definition

ENJOIN, verb. Issue an injunction.
ENJOIN, verb. Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed".

Wise words

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