Meaning & use
Enjoining
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Urging or instructing someone, often with authority, to do something; or, in law, formally prohibiting an action through a court order.
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The coach kept enjoining the team to stay disciplined under pressure.
The judge issued an order enjoining the company from releasing the product until the trial concluded.
A note on using this word
Confusingly, 'enjoin' can mean either to command someone to do something or, in legal use, to forbid it via an injunction; context usually makes the meaning clear.
Words with a similar meaning
directingprohibiting
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Words with an opposite meaning
permitting
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