preliminarily enjoin

verb

To impose a preliminary injunction upon; to restrain by court order from engaging in a certain activity after a hearing and before a final resolution of a dispute.

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Meanings

verbpreliminarily enjoin (third-person singular simple present preliminarily enjoins, present participle preliminarily enjoining, simple past and past participle preliminarily enjoined)

present singular third person preliminarily enjoins · participle present preliminarily enjoining · participle past preliminarily enjoined · past preliminarily enjoined

  1. lawTo impose a preliminary injunction upon; to restrain by court order from engaging in a certain activity after a hearing and before a final resolution of a dispute.
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