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- 1. a prohibition ordered by an injunction.
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noun. an order or obligation. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. enjoinder in American English. (enˈdʒɔindər) noun. 1. a prohibition by injunction. 2. an emphatic directive or order. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
noun. en· join· der. -ȯində (r) plural -s. 1. : an authoritative request : command. 2. : interdiction, prohibition. often : injunction. Word History. Etymology. enjoin + -der (as in rejoinder) Love words?
Enjoinder definition: a prohibition by injunction.. See examples of ENJOINDER used in a sentence.
Define enjoinder. enjoinder synonyms, enjoinder pronunciation, enjoinder translation, English dictionary definition of enjoinder. n. An authoritative request or injunction: an enjoinder not to swim when the lifeguard was off duty.
noun. Anything imposed, enforced, or prohibited by an injunction. Webster's New World. An authoritative request or injunction. An enjoinder not to swim when the lifeguard was off duty. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Other Word Forms of Enjoinder. Noun. Singular: enjoinder. Plural: enjoinders. Origin of Enjoinder.
UK /ɛnˈdʒɔɪndə/ • UK /ɪnˈdʒɔɪndə/ noun (Law) a prohibition ordered by an injunction Examples An enjoinder qualifies that nothing in the Declaration should be construed as authorizing any dismemberment or impairment of the territorial integrity or political unity of sovereign and independent States.
verb. en· join in-ˈjȯin. en- enjoined; enjoining; enjoins. Synonyms of enjoin. transitive verb. 1. : to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition. enjoined us to be careful. 2. a. : forbid, prohibit. was enjoined by conscience from telling a lie. b. : to prohibit by a judicial order : put an injunction on.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the noun enjoinder mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun enjoinder. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.
Noun. [edit] enjoinder (plural enjoinders) A request or demand from an authority. Synonyms. [edit] imposition, injunction. Categories: English lemmas. English nouns. English countable nouns.
Enjoin definition: to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis. See examples of ENJOIN used in a sentence.