enjoining Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
   injunction; cease and desist order; enjoinment.
   
   • injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order
2. verb issue an injunction
   enjoin.
   
3. verb give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
   say; enjoin; order; tell.
   
   • I said to him to go home
   • She ordered him to do the shopping
   • The mother told the child to get dressed

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