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   enjoin

   /ɪnˈdʒɔɪn/

   verb

   • 1. instruct or urge (someone) to do something: "the code enjoined members to trade fairly" Similar urgeencouragetry to persuadeadjureadmonishpresspromptprodgoadegg onspurpushpressureput pressure onuse pressure onpressurizelean oninstructordercommanddirectgive the order togive the command totellrequirecall ondemandchargewarnentreatexhortimploreappeal tobegbeseechplead withnaginformal:put the heat onput the screws ontwist someone's armrailroad intobulldoze intoliterary:bid
   • ▪ prescribe (an action or attitude) to be performed or adopted: "the charitable deeds enjoined on him by religion"
   • ▪ prohibit someone from performing (a particular action) by issuing an injunction: "he was enjoined from using the patent" Similar prohibitbanbarpreventinhibitinterdictforbid torestrainOpposite compel

   Word Origin Middle English (formerly also as injoin): from Old French enjoindre, from Latin injungere ‘join, attach, impose’, from in- ‘in, towards’ + jungere ‘to join’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. enjoinment noun
   • 2. enjoiner noun

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   What does enjoined mean?

   • to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis: The doctor enjoined a strict diet. to direct or order to do something: He was enjoined to live more frugally. Law. to prohibit or restrain by an injunction. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.

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   What does enjoin mean in law?

   • Enjoin connotes a degree of urgency, as when a court enjoins one party in a lawsuit by ordering the person to do, or refrain from doing, something to prevent permanent loss to the other party or parties. This type of order is known as an Injunction. West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc.

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   What is an example of an enjoin?

   • An injunction, however, is the order itself – the command that stops the action from taking place. An example of enjoin in a court case involved a foreclosure sale, and the issue of who was the rightful owner of the mortgage.

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   What does enjoin mean in a divorce?

   • For example, enjoin can refer to a husband seeking a court order to stop his wife from selling off their possessions while their divorce is in progress, so that she does not sell all of his stuff out of spite. The term “enjoin” can also be used to describe someone being ordered or strongly encouraged to do something.

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