enjoins
Orders with authority
Enjoin means to direct or urge with authority.
A court may enjoin a company from continuing harmful practices—that is, issue an injunction prohibiting the behavior.
Outside legal contexts, enjoin means to instruct earnestly: The coach enjoined them to give their best effort.
The word carries weight; what is enjoined is not merely suggested but commanded or strongly urged.
Instructions to obey
- directsCommands or guides
- instructsImparts knowledge or orders
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
- decreesOfficial orders with force
dictates · prescribes · charges · bids · requires · demands · compels · adjures
Officially disallows something
- bansOfficial restrictions imposed
- restrainsHolds back or controls
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- blocksObstructs or sections
prevents · stops · halts · restricts · proscribes · interdicts · disallows · vetoes
Court-enforced avoidance mandate
- court orderBinding judicial directive
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- judicialOf courts and judges
litigation · compliance · tribunal · enforcement · judgment · plaintiff · defendant · cease and desist
orders
Instructions to obey
- directsCommands or guides
- instructsImparts knowledge or orders
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
decrees · dictates · prescribes · charges · bids · requires · demands · compels · adjures · exhorts
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Officially disallows something
blocks · prevents · stops · halts · restricts · proscribes · interdicts · disallows · vetoes · outlaws
restraining order
Court-enforced avoidance mandate
- court orderBinding judicial directive
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
judicial · litigation · compliance · tribunal · enforcement · judgment · plaintiff · defendant · cease and desist · temporary restraining order
enjoinspermits
Grants formal authorization
allows · authorizes · lets · tolerates · sanctions
enjoinsobeys
Follows commands given
complies · follows · heeds · acquiesces · carries out