a court-ordered act or prohibition against an act or condition which has been requested,
and sometimes granted, in a petition to the court for an injunction. Such an act
is the use of judicial (court) authority to handle a problem and is not a judgment
for money. Whether the relief will be granted is usually argued by both sides in
a hearing rather than in a full-scale trial, although sometimes it is part of a
lawsuit for damages and/or contract performance. Historically, the power to grant
injunctive relief stems from English equity courts rather than damages from law
courts.
See also equity injunction permanent injunction restraining order writ
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