enjoin

Etymology

From Middle English enjoinen, from Old French enjoindre (“to join with”), from Latin iniungo (“to attach”), a compound of in- (“into” “upon”) and iungo.

verb

1. (transitive, chiefly literary) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
   At some landmark in the jungle the beater halted, pointed to the ground as a sign that this spot would do, and put his finger on his lips to enjoin silence. 1934, George Orwell, chapter 14, in Burmese Days
2. (transitive) To prescribe under authority; to ordain.
   They [the Noahide laws] also enjoin the establishment of a just system of laws and courts. 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 15
3. (transitive, law) To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.
   In 1983, BLM was enjoined by court order from using any herbicides in its Medford, Oregon District. Subsequent court action in 1984 enjoined BLM from the use of herbicides throughout Oregon and the U.S. Forest Service was similarly enjoined throughout Region 6 (Pacific Northwest). 1989, U.S. Department of the Interior, chapter 1, in Western Oregon Program-Management of Competing Vegetation: Proposed Record of Decision, Bureau of Land Management, page 9
   the judicial power of the United States had no power to enjoin the executive branch of the government from the execution of a constitutional duty or of a constitutional law 1826, James Kent, Commentaries on American Law