enjoinment

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity

From enjoin + -ment.

The slanting posture of the one was a sort of fierce rebuke; the sleeping attitude of the other was a dark and sullen enjoinment of silence. — The Frozen Pirate, William Clark Russell
This she set out to him not once, but many and many a time, and the boy, who was quick of wit, punctually obeyed the enjoinment of his discreet nurse. — The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio, Giovanni Boccaccio

injunction, enjoining, cease and desist order

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