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Quia timet
Quia timet (, Latin for "because he fears") is an injunction to restrain wrongful acts which are threatened or imminent but have not yet commenced. Fletcher v. Bealey (1884) [28 Ch.D. 688 at p. 698] stated the necessary conditions for equity courts to properly grant an injunction in such cases:
- proof of imminent danger;
- proof that the threatened injury will be practically irreparable; and
- proof that whenever the injurious circumstances ensue, it will be impossible to protect plaintiff’s interests, if relief is denied.
Usage examples of "quia timet".
He had never walked up Penderecki's path before -on the few occasions he had ventured to the house he had used the back route and travelled under darkness because Penderecki, being a criminal, knew his rights inside out and would have snapped restraining orders, quia timet orders, down on his head without blinking.