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Meanings of enjoining in English
(Law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity.
Usage of enjoining in English
1
Today he insisted on enjoining me in conversation despite my obvious reluctance.
2
Of course Clemens would take action immediately; he telegraphed, enjoining the performance.
3
There is a divine precept enjoining the practice of such duty: Heb.
4
There was no need of his wave of the arm enjoining silence.
5
At length Umpire Fuller waved his hand, enjoining silence and calling time.
6
Paul's graceful way of enjoining it here is no mere pretty compliment.
7
Fasting and prayer are religious exercises; the enjoining them an act of discipline.
8
They have transgressed these landmarks by enjoining on their priests the strictest celibacy.
9
Sylvia raised her hand suddenly, enjoining silence, and turned back into the room.
10
She laid her hand upon my arm, enjoining me to silence.
11
Raisky was about to reply when Tatiana Markovna pressed his hand, enjoining silence.
12
Et si vis similem pingere, pinge sonum, is enjoining an impossibility.
13
The Quechan tribe must email a proposed order temporarily enjoining the project by Friday.
14
But it is not that kind of fervour that the Apostle is enjoining here.
15
Merthyr sent him back to mount the carriage, enjoining him severely not to speak.
16
I shook my head, and made a motion, enjoining silence.
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