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  • 11injunction — A term of dual meaning, having reference to a suit to enjoin or to the writ, process, or restraining order issued pursuant to an order or decree obtained in the suit. 28 Am J Rev ed Inj § 2. In the former aspect, a form of action in equity which… …

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  • 12injunction — injunctive, adj. injunctively, adv. /in jungk sheuhn/ n. 1. Law. a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act. 2. an act or instance of… …

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  • 13injunction — A court order that makes certain acts illegal. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary * * * injunction in‧junc‧tion [ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʆn] noun [countable] LAW an court order, usually stating that someone must not do something. Sometimes an… …

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  • 14Injunction — A court order that prevents somebody from doing something specific. An injunction is used by a court when monetary restitution isn t sufficient to remedy the harm. For example, if someone wrecks your car, it s easy to put a monetary damage amount …

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  • 15injunction pendente lite — A temporary injunction which is to operate pending a hearing of the suit on its merits, or until the final decree of the court is rendered. 28 Am J Rev ed Inj § 12 …

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  • 16temporary order — A provisional or interim order by an administrative agency. 2 Am J2d Admin L § 466. See restraining order; temporary injunction …

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  • 17injunction, temporary — n. An injunction issued as a preliminary preventive measure, pending trial. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 18Injunction — For restraining or protective orders (family law harassment), see Restraining order. An injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a court order that requires a party to do or refrain from doing certain acts. A party that fails to comply… …

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  • 19temporary — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ The arrangement s only temporary. ADVERB ▪ very ▪ strictly ▪ merely …

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  • 20preliminary injunction — see injunction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. preliminary injunction …

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