enjoin

Example Sentences

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Plaintiffs in the case have asked the court to enjoin the Forest Service from spilling retardant into waterways.

From Los Angeles Times

Owens rejected that assertion and enjoined the new law, which was to take effect Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Macrae also championed Salman Rushdie when Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran in 1989 accused Mr. Rushdie of blaspheming Islam in his novel “The Satanic Verses” and enjoined Muslims to kill him.

From New York Times

Ms. Whitmer also sued the chief prosecutor in every county that had an abortion facility to enjoin them from enforcing that law.

From Washington Times

He did not mention the 1951 law but said all laws not enjoined by the courts would be enforced.

From Washington Times