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enjoin
[ en-join ]
verb (used with object)
- to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis:
The doctor enjoined a strict diet.
- to direct or order to do something:
He was enjoined to live more frugally.
Synonyms: , , ,
- Law. to prohibit or restrain by an injunction.
Synonyms: , ,
enjoin
/ ɪˈɔɪ /
verb
- to order (someone) to do (something); urge strongly; command
- to impose or prescribe (a condition, mode of behaviour, etc)
- law to require (a person) to do or refrain from doing (some act), esp by issuing an injunction
Derived Forms
- ˈǾԱ, noun
- ˈǾԳԳ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·Ǿİ noun
- ·ǾmԳ noun
- e·Ǿ verb (used with object)
- ܲe·ǾԱ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of enjoin1
Example Sentences
When plaintiffs sue to block actions implemented by executive order, they’re actually suing the agency tasked with carrying out the president’s direction — agencies that judges could still enjoin under the Administrative Procedure Act, Levitt said.
"District court judges do not have the authority, as a general matter, to enjoin the functioning of the executive branch," Miller said.
“Years of experience have shown that the Executive Branch cannot properly perform its functions if any judge anywhere can enjoin every presidential action everywhere,” wrote acting Solicitor Gen. Sarah M. Harris.
For example, when the courts enjoined the travel ban that he issued back in 2017, President Trump complained on Twitter, but he complied with the order.
District Judge Leo Sorkin ruled in their favor in Boston on Thursday, enjoining the order that had already been blocked by federal judges in Washington, New Hampshire and Maryland.
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