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enjoin

verb
/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English enjoinen, from Old French enjoindre (“to join with”), from Latin iniungo (“to attach”), a compound of in- (“into” “upon”) and iungo.

  1. derived from iniungo
  2. derived from enjoindre — “to join with”
  3. inherited from enjoinen

Definitions

  1. To lay upon, as an order or command

    To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.

    • I am enjoin'd by oath to observe three things:
    • to confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them […]
    • At some landmark in the jungle the beater halted, pointed to the ground as a sign that this spot would do, and put his finger on his lips to enjoin silence.

  2. To prescribe under authority

    To prescribe under authority; to ordain.

    • They [the Noahide laws] also enjoin the establishment of a just system of laws and courts.

  3. To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree

    To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.

    • the judicial power of the United States had no power to enjoin the executive branch of the government from the execution of a constitutional duty or of a constitutional law

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Derived

enjoinable, enjoiner, enjoinment, preliminarily enjoin

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA