Enjoinment

en·join  (n-join)

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

1. To direct or impose with authority and emphasis.

2. To prohibit or forbid. See Synonyms at forbid.

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[Middle English enjoinen, from Old French enjoindre, from Latin iniungere : in-, causative pref.; see en-¹ + iungere, to join; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]

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en·joiner n.

en·joinment n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

enjoinment - (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order" cease and desist order, enjoining, injunction ban, proscription, prohibition - a decree that prohibits something mandatory injunction - injunction requiring the performance of some specific act final injunction, permanent injunction - injunction issued on completion of a trial interlocutory injunction, temporary injunction - injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the trial is over law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"