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a court order prohibiting a party to litigation from carrying on a course of action until a trial has determined whether the course of action is proper.
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preliminary injunction — see injunction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. preliminary injunction … Law dictionary
preliminary injunction — UK US noun [C] US LAW ► INTERIM INJUNCTION(Cf. ↑interim injunction) … Financial and business terms
Preliminary injunction — A preliminary injunction, in equity, is an injunction entered by a court prior to a determination of the merits of a legal case, in order to restrain a party from going forward with a course of conduct until the case has been decided. If the case … Wikipedia
preliminary injunction — An injunction granted prior to a hearing on the merits, being in no way dependent upon such hearing, its purpose being merely to preserve the status quo until the final hearing on the merits. 28 Am J Rev ed Inj § 12. In some jurisdictions, the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
preliminary injunction — court order to stop certain actions until an investigation can be made … English contemporary dictionary
A party moving for a preliminary injunction in a federal civil lawsuit must: — A party moving for a preliminary injunction in a federal civil lawsuit must: • Notify the adverse party of its intent to seek a preliminary injunction. • Provide security in an amount that the court considers proper to pay the costs and damages… … Law dictionary
injunction — in·junc·tion /in jəŋk shən/ n [Middle French injonction, from Late Latin injunction injunctio, from Latin injungere to enjoin, from in in + jungere to join]: an equitable remedy in the form of a court order compelling a party to do or refrain… … Law dictionary
preliminary — pre‧lim‧i‧na‧ry [prɪˈlɪmnri ǁ neri] adjective [only before a noun] coming before something more official, more important etc: • Preliminary estimates indicate that earnings will decline substantially from a year ago. • The group will set the… … Financial and business terms
preliminary — pre·lim·i·nary /pri li mə ˌner ē/ adj: coming before and usu. serving as a temporary or intermediate step to something preliminary negotiations a preliminary payment plan preliminary n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
injunction — A court order prohibiting someone from doing some specified act or commanding someone to undo some wrong or injury. A prohibitive, equitable remedy issued or granted by a court at the suit of a party complainant, directed to a party defendant in… … Black's law dictionary
