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What does enjoin mean?

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Verb
  1. (literary) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
  2. (transitive, law) To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.
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After failing to enjoin the programme, they are now threatening to sue any school that accepts voucher students.
Human rights enjoin governments to protect their people from violence and to ensure equal opportunities for all citizens.
While Grice's maxims enjoin the speaker to communicate efficiently, they do not require maximization.
It seemed, in that perspective, just a little infra dig to enjoin such praise.
We enjoin those States that have not yet acceded to them to do so as a matter of urgency.
The chargee is able to utilize the period involved to institute proceedings to enjoin the transfer.

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