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
  • As written in the Bible, the Tenth Commandment is a stern prohibition.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Gujarat is known for its stringent alcohol prohibition under the Gujarat Prohibition Act of 1949, according to Condé Nast Traveler.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of prohibition
Verb
  • The first game back from the international break at Sunderland on October 10 launches a demanding schedule of at least 17 games in 71 days, including six fixtures in the group phase of the Conference League.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The office also is the target of federal subpoena by a grand jury that was issued demanding a broad spate of documents about spending while Sierra was treasurer, use of P-cards and the municipal employees retirement fund.
    — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of demanding
Verb
  • The company shared a video with reporters of someone sitting on a chair, instructing the computer with their voice in what appeared to be a seamless, albeit staged, interaction.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Buckingham is also objecting to instructing on involuntary manslaughter.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of instructing
Verb
  • Lawmakers have been eyeing changes like prohibiting lawmakers from dating staff members, updating reporting systems and retaliation protections, and increasing educational and training resources.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Recently, signs once again appeared prohibiting parking for the next two weeks.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 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
  • The convention comes just after Labor Day, as the campaign season kicks off in earnest, requiring candidates to take time away from talking to voters less than two months before Election Day.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Another key revision would stop requiring the government to automatically categorize people who identify with Middle Eastern or North African groups as white.
    — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of requiring
Verb
  • By the time states began ordering the phones out, a generation had spent its childhood inundated by screens.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Not knowing what to do with themselves, Sonnenfeld and Place decamped for the Ivy, ordering gimlets despite the early hour.
    — Dan Heching, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of ordering
Verb
  • In the nineteen-forties, the American Federation of Musicians fought for higher royalty rates by going on strike, forbidding its members from making new commercial recordings for more than two years.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • This is the same genius who just a few months ago gave all these scooter riders the freedom to go down one-way streets the wrong way, not having to stop for red lights or stop signs, by forbidding police from writing criminal summonses to them.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of forbidding

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“Enjoining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enjoining. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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