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Named after the legal case Mareva Compania Naviera SA v International Bulkcarriers SA [1975] 2 Lloyd's Rep 509, decided in 1975.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mareva injunction
Today it means: A court order which freezes assets so that a defendant to an action cannot dissipate their assets from beyond the jurisdiction of the court. Full definition →