Enjoin
(verb)
- To order or to command someone to do something, especially by legal authority.
- To prohibit or to forbid someone from doing something, especially by legal authority.
Origin:
The word enjoin comes from the latin word injungere, which means to command or to impose.
Examples:
- The court enjoined the company from polluting the river.
- The judge enjoined the parties to settle the dispute.
- The company was enjoined from using the patented technology.
- The government enjoined the citizens to stay at home during the lockdown.
- The court enjoined the parties to comply with the terms of the agreement.