LEGAL WORD
Interim injunction
Legal term · Civil procedure
Interim injunction
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Civil procedure
1 What it means
A temporary order stopping a party from doing something while the case is pending. Courts look at prima facie case, balance of convenience and irreparable harm.
2 Use it in a sentence
The builder was restrained by an interim injunction from selling the disputed flats.
3 Make it stick
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