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

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enjoining
  1. prohibition
  2. demanding
  3. instructing
  4. prohibiting
  5. banning
  6. requiring
  7. ordering
  8. forbidding
Noun
  • The first order of Anheuser-Busch post-prohibition showed up at the Milwaukee Deli with the Clydesdales.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But those who favor regulation say prohibition won’t eliminate demand for popular products.
    — A.J. Herrington, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of prohibition
Verb
  • Iran is demanding the US cease its attacks and end the blockade of Iranian ports, as well as lift sanctions, unfreeze Iranian assets and pay compensation for war damages.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • These components are particularly important in a heavyweight torpedo, where propulsion, guidance, sensing and control systems must function under demanding underwater conditions.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of demanding
Verb
  • The country's National Development and Reform Commission issued its decision in April, instructing the parties to withdraw the transaction.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The president signed an order instructing states to revise their rules.
    — Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of instructing
Verb
  • The continuing resolution delays the prohibition on hemp products from November 12 until December 11, giving lawmakers time to regulate the popular consumer products instead of prohibiting them outright.
    — A.J. Herrington, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Washington has built on these advantages over decades, applying antitrust law to foreign firms, prohibiting bribery abroad, and using sanctions and export controls to shape the behavior of overseas actors.
    — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of prohibiting
Noun
  • Rescues during holidays have declined in recent years, owing to the prohibition of alcohol on Memorial Day, Labor Day, and the Fourth of July, along with the banning of diving along the Clay Banks, Nunez said.
    — Reeti Malhotra July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • The talk was organized by local synagogues and the Chattanooga Jewish Federation in response to the banning of the novel by a nearby Tennessee school district a month prior.
    — SPIN Team, SPIN, 22 June 2026
Definition of banning
Verb
  • States however, have stepped in to regulate what banks do with that interest, with several states requiring that a portion of the interest generated from mortgage escrow accounts be returned to the homeowner paying into the account.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The park was scheduled to open last year, but was delayed when winter rains caused two major landslides along its cliffs, requiring significant shoring up to keep an emergency access route open.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of requiring
Verb
  • The prank consisted of 50 individuals simultaneously ordering a Waymo on the same dead-end street, creating a pileup that made the company disable rides until the next morning.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Sample a little of everything by ordering The Trinity (a quarter pound each of sliced brisket, pork ribs and sausage, plus two sides) or the Texas Two-Step sandwich with brisket and sausage.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of ordering
Verb
  • The castle moniker invokes brooding keeps, defensive towers and forbidding stone.
    — Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Some of them led to places that were forbidding, almost aggressively inscrutable, while others were easy enough to read but left an eight-year-old feeling that some funny business was going on behind her back.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
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