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An injunction is a court order requiring a defendant to do something or not to do something. Injunctions are an appropriate remedy when the harm to a plaintiff is continuing or when it has not yet happened.
An injunction is normally addressed to a particular person and failure to obey the terms of an injunction may be punished as a contempt of court. Injunctions are probably the most important alternative remedy to damages. Click on the different types of injunction listed below to find out what the difference is between them.
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