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Enjoining Definition & Meaning

enjoining
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"

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What does enjoining mean?
(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"
What part of speech is enjoining?
Enjoining is a noun.

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