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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] injunccion, from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French enjunxion, from Late Latin injunction-, injunctio, from [[Latin]] injungere to enjoin | | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] injunccion, from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French enjunxion, from Late Latin injunction-, injunctio, from [[Latin]] injungere to enjoin |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: the [[act]] or an instance of enjoining : order, admonition | | *1: the [[act]] or an instance of enjoining : order, admonition |
| *2: a writ granted by a [[court]] of equity whereby one is required to do or to [[Prohibition|refrain]] from doing a specified [[act]] | | *2: a writ granted by a [[court]] of equity whereby one is required to do or to [[Prohibition|refrain]] from doing a specified [[act]] |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | An '''injunction''' is an equitable remedy in the form of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_order court order] that requires a party to do, or to refrain from [[doing]], certain acts. A party that fails to comply with an injunction faces [[criminal]] or civil [[penalties]] and may have to pay damages or [[accept]] [[sanctions]]. In some cases, breaches of injunctions are considered serious criminal [[offense]]s that merit arrest and possible [[prison]] sentences. | + | An '''injunction''' is an equitable remedy in the form of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_order court order] that requires a party to do, or to refrain from [[doing]], certain acts. A party that fails to comply with an injunction faces [[criminal]] or civil [[penalties]] and may have to pay damages or [[accept]] [[sanctions]]. In some cases, breaches of injunctions are considered serious criminal [[offense]]s that merit arrest and possible [[prison]] sentences. |
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− | This injunctive power to restore the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_quo_ante status quo ante]; that is, to make whole again someone whose [[rights]] have been [[violated]], is [[essential]] to the [[concept]] of [[fairness]] (equity). For example, [[money]] damages would be of scant benefit to a [[land]] owner who [[wish]]ed simply to prevent someone from [[repeatedly]] trespassing on his [[land]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injunction] | + | This injunctive power to restore the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_quo_ante status quo ante]; that is, to make whole again someone whose [[rights]] have been [[violated]], is [[essential]] to the [[concept]] of [[fairness]] (equity). For example, [[money]] damages would be of scant benefit to a [[land]] owner who [[wish]]ed simply to prevent someone from [[repeatedly]] trespassing on his [[land]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injunction] |
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| [[Category: Law]] | | [[Category: Law]] |