1. a writ granted by a court of equity whereby one is required to do or to refrain from doing a specified act

2. the act or an instance of enjoining order, admonition

3. an order from a court of law that says something must be done or must not be done

4. a court order commanding or forbidding the doing of some act

5. an equitable remedy in the form of a court order compelling a party to do or refrain from doing a specified act — compare cease-and-desist order at order sense 3b, damage, declaratory judgment at judgment sense 1a, mandamus, specific performance at performance, stay Note: An injunction is available as a remedy for harm for which there is no adequate remedy at law. Thus it is used to prevent a future harmful action rather than to compensate for an injury that has already occurred, or to provide relief from harm for which an award of money damages is not a satisfactory solution or for which a monetary value is impossible to calculate. A defendant who violates an injunction is subject to penalty for contempt. — affirmative injunction an injunction requiring a positive act on the part of the defendant mandatory injunction in this entry

6. permanent injunction in this entry

7. an injunction that orders the maintenance of the status quo between the parties prior to a final determination of the matter specifically preliminary injunction in this entry

8. an injunction that compels the defendant to do some positive act rather than simply to maintain the situation as it was when the action was brought — compare prohibitory injunction in this entry

9. an injunction imposed after a hearing and remaining in force at least until the defendant has complied with its provisions — called also final injunction, perpetual injunction

10. an interlocutory injunction issued before a trial for purposes of preventing the defendant from acting in a way that will irreparably harm the plaintiff's ability to enforce his or her rights at the trial — called also temporary injunction — compare temporary restraining order at order Note: Before a preliminary injunction can be issued, there must be a hearing with prior notice to the defendant. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65, the hearing and the trial may be consolidated.

11. an injunction that prohibits the defendant from taking a particular action and maintains the positions of the parties until there is a hearing to determine the matter in dispute

12. preliminary injunction in this entry