enjoin

Example Sentences

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Court of International Trade to enjoin the tariffs so businesses don’t have to pay them while litigation plays out and later seek refunds if higher courts rule them unlawful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

The department argues that “district courts lack jurisdiction to hear challenges arising from removal proceedings or to issue orders that enjoin or restrain execution of removal orders.”

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025

In a statement, the board’s general counsel, Jennifer A. Abruzzo, said, “I am pleased that SpaceX’s blatant forum-shopping efforts in Texas attempting to enjoin the agency’s litigation against it have failed.”

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2024

In November, Abel filed a motion to dismiss the case, noting that the government had still not opposed the motion to enjoin spending.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

Some employers go further; instead of relying on the informal “money taboo” to keep workers from discussing and comparing wages, they specifically enjoin workers from doing so.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich