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to enjoin

to enjoin

13 8.6
To officially order someone to do or not do something, often by a court
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈdʒɔɪn/
  • Formal
translation icon : ordenar (a alguien) que
  • Lawsuits seeking to enjoin the SEC's administrative proceedings for constitutional infirmities have had mixed success.
  • the court enjoined
  • seek to enjoin
  • enjoin an action

Those laws kicked in and the feds began to enjoin arrests by city PD.

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Examples

  • Historically, the SEC could seek to enjoin or to stop violations of securities laws but could not seek monetary sanctions.

    Academic text (2017)

  • "This action has been commenced to enjoin "The New York Times and its agents..."

    The Post (2017)

  • "This action has been commenced to enjoin "The New York Times and their agents...

    The Post (2017)

  • In Washington, state officials settled a lawsuit after a judge enjoined that state's matching program.

    Academic text (2008)

  • A district court initially granted the government's request to enjoin publication of an article collating sensitive information about the bomb.

    Academic text (2017)

  • It is my duty to pass upon you the sentence which the law enjoins.

    Unconquered (1947)

  • The SCLC is seeking a federal court order enjoining the state authorities from interfering with the next march.

    Selma (2014)

  • The judgment enjoins enforcement of the statute insofar as it discriminates on the basis of sex.

    On the Basis of Sex (2018)

  • Gupta filed a lawsuit against the SEC in federal court seeking to enjoin the pending proceeding before the ALJ.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The teacher enjoined the students to complete their assignments by Friday.

Synonyms

to tell
vsto enjoin
∞ 1.0

Order someone to do something

also covers formal requirements to act or to refrain
to order
vsto enjoin
902 1.3

To tell someone to do something in an official way

can require doing something or stopping it
to command
vsto enjoin
307 2.7

To give orders and control people or things

covers both demands to act and demands to refrain
to forbid
vsto enjoin
211 3.0

Order someone not to do something

can both require action and prohibit actions
to instruct
vsto enjoin
188 2.8

To tell someone to do something, often as an order

is broader and also includes general requirements or bans
to dictate
vsto enjoin
181 5.0

To give orders that control what other people do

requires someone to act or not act without broad control

Antonyms

to allow
∞ 1.0

To let something happen or let someone do something

How Forceful

to compel
258 4.8
to enjoin
  • Formal
13 8.6
to order
902 1.3
to instruct
188 2.8
to request
∞ 1.0
to ask
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

enjoin infinitive
enjoined past
enjoined past participle
enjoining present participle
enjoins third person singular

Etymology

The word enjoin comes from the parts en- meaning 'put on' and join meaning 'to connect', the same root as the everyday word join. Think of it as 'putting a duty on' someone, so to enjoin someone is to give a strong, official order that makes them do something or stop doing something.