Enjoin (verb)

  1. To order or to command someone to do something, especially by legal authority.
  2. 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:

  1. The court enjoined the company from polluting the river.
  2. The judge enjoined the parties to settle the dispute.
  3. The company was enjoined from using the patented technology.
  4. The government enjoined the citizens to stay at home during the lockdown.
  5. The court enjoined the parties to comply with the terms of the agreement.
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