Definition

1. Noun:
   • (Law) A judicial remedy issued to prohibit a party from doing or continuing a specific activity: "Enjoining" refers to the act or instance of a court issuing an injunction, which is a formal legal order to stop or prevent an action.

Usage

• As a noun: The term is used in legal contexts to describe the court's action of imposing a prohibition. It is the gerund or present participle form functioning as a noun (a verbal noun).
  • The judge's enjoining of the strike was controversial.
  • The company sought the immediate enjoining of the publication.

Advanced Usage

• "Enjoining" as a legal term: It specifically denotes the process or result of a court granting an injunction. It is not typically used in everyday, non-legal language.
  • The plaintiff's request for the enjoining of construction was granted.

Variants and Related Words

• Enjoin (verb): To legally prohibit or order someone to do something.
  • The court may enjoin the company from polluting the river.
• Injunction (noun): The formal court order itself that results from enjoining.
  • They filed for a preliminary injunction.

Synonyms

• Prohibition (n): The act of forbidding something by authority.
• Restraint (n): A measure or condition that limits or restricts.

Notes on Different Meanings

• The word "enjoining" is almost exclusively used in its legal sense as defined above. The verb "enjoin" can have an archaic or formal meaning of "urge or instruct (someone to do something)," but the noun "enjoining" does not carry this meaning. It is specific to the legal prohibition.

Noun

1. (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
   • injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order