Enjoin

To “enjoin” (en-JOIN) – from the Latin for “to fasten to” – is (1) to direct or impose with authority, or (2) to prohibit.

Example (as used by Sanford M. Jacoby in Modern Manors): “Few judges were friendly to unions, as demonstrated by a steady stream of decisions enjoining strikes, boycotts, picket lines, and other collective actions.”

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