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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enjoining
  1. prohibition
  2. demanding
  3. instructing
  4. prohibiting
  5. banning
  6. requiring
  7. ordering
  8. forbidding
Noun
  • While the executive order was largely perceived as a flexible behavioral intervention, Section 815 would be a stricter prohibition contingent on waivers that reaches far beyond prime military contractors.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • The prohibition, together with the delegated and implementing acts, will apply to large companies beginning Sunday.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Definition of prohibition
Verb
  • Moreover, despite the faster processing time, the material retains the characteristics required for demanding aerospace applications.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
  • Originally designed for fighter pilots, the Avenger collection is built for demanding environments where precision and durability are essential, according to the company.
    — Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of demanding
Verb
  • For weeks Donnie had been sending her money, and instructing her to deposit it into the nanny’s account.
    — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Lagos shared that many athletic directors in her section are often teachers who take on the role of instructing students and then doing the full administrative labor required to help teams cycle through their schedules.
    — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 14 July 2026
Definition of instructing
Verb
  • The proposal would prevent the state from prohibiting or interfering with reproductive healthcare, including contraception, fertility treatment, miscarriage management and childbirth care.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026
  • But elite club soccer and the Major League Soccer academies have conspired to kill it by prohibiting their players from participating in high school or middle school programs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of prohibiting
Noun
  • 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
  • The reforms led to the creation of the forward pass and the banning of dangerous formations.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of banning
Verb
  • The Legislature is advancing bills requiring developers and operators to disclose the centers’ water usage.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • The resolution also includes a clause requiring a supermajority of five votes if the county is to participate in future TADs.
    — Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of requiring
Verb
  • Martin noted that the city used to await results from second-round tests for live bacteria before ordering such cleanups but this year decided not to hold off.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • Shipwrecked features recordings of calls between the Italian Coast Guard and Schettino, with the former repeatedly ordering the captain to return to the ship and ensure the safe evacuation of everyone on board.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026
Definition of ordering
Verb
  • The venue was a blockish and forbidding space called Magazine, which squats in a loop of the Thames, in southeast London.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Anyone attempting to think seriously about Elon Musk is confronted with a forbidding cognitive dissonance.
    — Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
Definition of forbidding

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