enjoining

Definition of Enjoining in English :

(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity

Example Sentences:
'injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Enjoining

verb (transitive)

1.

to order (someone) to do (something); urge strongly; command

2.

to impose or prescribe (a condition, mode of behaviour, etc)

3. law

to require (a person) to do or refrain from doing (some act), esp by issuing an injunction

verb transitive

1.

to urge or impose with authority; order; enforce

to enjoin silence on a class

2.

to prohibit, esp. by legal injunction; forbid

the company was enjoined from using false advertising

3.

to order (someone) authoritatively to do something, esp. by legal injunction

tr.v. en·joined, en·join·ing, en·joins

1.

a. To direct (a person) to do something; order or urge: The doctor enjoined the patient to walk daily.

b. To require or impose (an action or behavior, for example) with authority and emphasis; prescribe.

2. To prohibit or forbid: The judge enjoined the merger of the firms. The court enjoined the company from merging with its competitor.