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temporary injunction

n. injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the trial is over [syn: interlocutory injunction]

Usage examples of "temporary injunction".

Have Weinberg get a temporary injunction restraining Workers, Incorporated, from reclaiming Jerry.

Last week Tate had won a temporary injunction halting the development for ninety days, which the developer immediately challenged.