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Injunction
Legal order to stop doing something / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For protection orders (family law and harassment), see Protection order.
An injunction is an equitable remedy[lower-alpha 1] in the form of a special court order that compels a party to do or refrain from specific acts.[1] "When a court employs the extraordinary remedy of injunction, it directs the conduct of a party, and does so with the backing of its full coercive powers."[2] A party that fails to comply with an injunction faces criminal or civil penalties, including possible monetary sanctions and even imprisonment. They can also be charged with contempt of court.