<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis</li><li>to direct or order to do something</li><li>to prohibit or restrain by an injunction</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>require</li><li>command</li><li>bid</li><li>charge</li></ul><p><strong>Law</strong></p><ul><li>to prohibit or restrain by an injunction</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>ban</li><li>interdict</li><li>proscribe</li></ul>