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injunction definition - finance
A court order that requires a person or company to stop an action that would hurt a plaintiff in a court proceeding. If an injunction is ignored, the violator can be fined or jailed.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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