enjoined
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State courts have deemed such strikes illegal, and courts have sometimes enjoined public union strikes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
When they stop individuals with no reasonable suspicion, they act in violation of federal law, and a court in California has enjoined this practice.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2025
"I enjoined the defendants from taking any action to implement the so-called 'Fork Directive' pending the completion of briefing and oral argument on the issues," said O'Toole in a hearing on Thursday.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2025
As a young girl growing up in colonial Algeria, Marnia Lazreg was enjoined by her grandmother to wear a veil, to “protect” herself.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
But the swineherd calmly stood near Penelope whispering what her son had bade him tell and what he had enjoined on her.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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