Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Enjoin with authority
direct (verb)
transitive verb
1 a obsolete : to write (a letter) to a person b : to mark with the name and address of the intended recipient c : to impart orally d : to adapt in expression so as to have particular applicability a lawyer who directs his appeals to intelligence
2 a : to regulate the activities or course of b : to carry out the organizing, energizing, and supervising of direct a project* c : to dominate and determine the course of d : to train and lead performances of *direct a movie
3 : to cause to turn, move, or point undeviatingly or to follow a straight course X rays are directed through the body
4 : to point, extend, or project in a specified line or course direct the nozzle downward
5 : to request or enjoin with authority the judge directed the jury to acquit the defendant
6 : to show or point out the way for signs directing us to the entrance
intransitive verb
1 : to point out, prescribe, or determine a course or procedure
2 : to act as director
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
"d : to adapt in expression so as to have particular applicability a lawyer who directs his appeals to intelligence" - "appeal" to whom? Judge? Jury?
"5 : to request or enjoin with authority the judge directed the jury to acquit the defendant" - How should this definition "to request or enjoin with authority" be interpreted?
1: 'to request with authorty' or 'to enjoin with authority'
2: 'to request' or 'to enjoin with authority'
I think it's the #2.
Further, what does the expression "enjoin with authority" mean? The expression "to bestow with authority" means to provide or grant with authority. Perhaps, the expression "enjoin with authority" means to enjoin/order which carries consequences if it is not obeyed. Please guide me. Thanks.
transitive verb
1 a obsolete : to write (a letter) to a person b : to mark with the name and address of the intended recipient c : to impart orally d : to adapt in expression so as to have particular applicability a lawyer who directs his appeals to intelligence
2 a : to regulate the activities or course of b : to carry out the organizing, energizing, and supervising of direct a project* c : to dominate and determine the course of d : to train and lead performances of *direct a movie
3 : to cause to turn, move, or point undeviatingly or to follow a straight course X rays are directed through the body
4 : to point, extend, or project in a specified line or course direct the nozzle downward
5 : to request or enjoin with authority the judge directed the jury to acquit the defendant
6 : to show or point out the way for signs directing us to the entrance
intransitive verb
1 : to point out, prescribe, or determine a course or procedure
2 : to act as director
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
"d : to adapt in expression so as to have particular applicability a lawyer who directs his appeals to intelligence" - "appeal" to whom? Judge? Jury?
"5 : to request or enjoin with authority the judge directed the jury to acquit the defendant" - How should this definition "to request or enjoin with authority" be interpreted?
1: 'to request with authorty' or 'to enjoin with authority'
2: 'to request' or 'to enjoin with authority'
I think it's the #2.
Further, what does the expression "enjoin with authority" mean? The expression "to bestow with authority" means to provide or grant with authority. Perhaps, the expression "enjoin with authority" means to enjoin/order which carries consequences if it is not obeyed. Please guide me. Thanks.
Top answer
"appeals to intelligence" -- Depending on his purpose, a lawyer could target any of the members of a courtroom: the judge, the jury, or the audience. The key is that the lawyer is not making a legal point, but an intellectual point, one that anyone with a brain could follow. "to request or enjoin with authority" -- Both verbs are covered by the "with authority" modifier.
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"appeals to intelligence" -- Depending on his purpose, a lawyer could target any of the members of a courtroom: the judge, the jury, or the audience. The key is that the lawyer is not making a legal point, but an intellectual point, one that anyone with a brain could follow.
"to request or enjoin with authority" -- Both verbs are covered by the "with authority" m
"to request or enjoin with authority" -- Both verbs are covered by the "with authority" m
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