Verb: enjoin en'joyn
- Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
"She enjoined him to do the shopping";
- order, tell, say
- Issue an injunction
"The court enjoined the company from continuing its harmful practices"
Derived forms: enjoined, enjoining, enjoins
Type of: disallow, forbid, interdict, nix [N. Amer, informal], prohibit, proscribe, request, veto
Encyclopedia: Enjoin