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En*join" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enjoined (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Enjoining.] [F. enjoindre, L. injungere to join into, charge, enjoin; in + jungere to join. See Join, and cf. Injunction.] 1. To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
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High matter thou enjoin'st me. Milton.
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I am enjoined by oath to observe three things. Shak.
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2. (Law) To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.
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This is a suit to enjoin the defendants from disturbing the plaintiffs. Kent.
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&hand_; Enjoin has the force of pressing admonition with authority; as, a parent enjoins on his children the duty of obedience. But it has also the sense of command; as, the duties enjoined by God in the moral law. “This word is more authoritative than direct, and less imperious than command.” Johnson.
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En*join", v. t. To join or unite. [Obs.] Hooker.
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