enjoining 1 of 2

noun

as in prohibiting
the act of ordering that something not be done or used the enjoining of the use of all tobacco products by the director of the baseball camp

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enjoining

2 of 2

verb

present participle of enjoin
1
as in demanding
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority police enjoined the community's full cooperation in getting rid of the drug dealers

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2
as in instructing
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority undeterred, the captain enjoined his crew to sail at full speed into the mine-filled harbor

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3
as in forbidding
to order not to do or use or to be done or used Quakerism enjoins the taking of human life

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Recent Examples of enjoining
Noun
The Central European country is not the slightest bit demure with its enjoining of would-be digital nomads. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 14 July 2026 The lawsuit asks the Ingham County Circuit Court to declare Kalshi's internet sports betting operation a common law nuisance and to issue a permanent injunction and order of abatement enjoining and restraining Kalshi from engaging in or advertising its internet sports betting operation in Michigan. — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
Smaller panels of judges on the 9th Circuit have blocked a federal district court judge's order enjoining the administration from making such threats. — Justin Papp,caleigh Keating,garrett Downs,kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enjoining
  1. prohibition
  2. demanding
  3. instructing
  4. prohibiting
  5. banning
  6. requiring
  7. ordering
  8. forbidding
Noun
  • Other prohibitions applied to energy drinks, candy, cake and other prepared desserts.
    — Benjamin Chrisinger, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The prohibition on gathering ramps extends to the Eastern Band of Cherokee, though a recent agreement with the National Park Service permits several dozen members to gather sochan within park boundaries.
    — Tovar Cerulli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of prohibition
Verb
  • But protests started almost immediately with people blocking traffic every day across the country at the exact time of the collapse and demanding justice.
    — MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Germany regains calm after unrest More than 100,000 mostly young people protested peacefully across Germany on Saturday, demanding that the government invest more money in education, housing, climate protection and make daily life more affordable.
    — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of demanding
Verb
  • That included publicly instructing police to use lethal force on criminals resisting arrest or attacking civilians.
    — Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But Hafley, whose background comes in instructing defensive backs, was OK with the risk taken.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of instructing
Verb
  • Democratic leaders are being called in this moment to prioritize legislation on healthcare, taxes, tariffs and, yes, prohibiting the use of American money, technology and weapons for Israeli war crimes.
    — Zainab Chaudry, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Six games were forfeited by the Gauchos in 2024 and their coach at the time, Jacob Rincon, was suspended for breaking rules prohibiting undue influence and athletically motivated transfers.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of prohibiting
Noun
  • The measures include the banning and blocking certain features for users younger than 16.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The 20th century text is updated with notes on cyberbullying, viral videos , school shootings, conspiracy thinking, conservative populism, book banning and even beer pong.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of banning
Verb
  • In the past year, at least eight ICE detention facilities across the country have been subject to court orders requiring changes to unconstitutional conditions.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • That puts considerable performance into a relatively compact package, without requiring riders to move up to a larger motorcycle.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of requiring
Verb
  • On November 2, Putin also signed a decree ordering Russian data center operators to set aside 10 percent of available space and capacity in case the Russian government requires it, according to independent Russian news publication Meduza.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Police allege the unauthorized wiretapping took place between 2025 and 2026, with the suspects ordering wiretaps without following procedures established under a 2010 National Police regulation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of ordering
Verb
  • But only a handful of souls have ever gone up the treacherous, unforgiving north face — 9,000 steep miles of snow, rock and ice with a gnarly gully given the forbidding name the Hornbein Couloir.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The political math is forbidding for Kozycki, even as Republicans nationwide scramble to defend once-friendly territory.
    — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
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