Injunction

<p>An injunction is an <a href="/facts/Equitable_remedy/z8wwpCJG">equitable remedy</a> in the form of a special <a href="/facts/Court_order/4enNk4ul">court order</a> compelling a <a href="/facts/Party_(law)/eyCHQMPR">party</a> to do or refrain from doing certain acts. It was developed by the English <a href="/facts/Court_of_equity/JQHL1j73">courts of equity</a> but its origins go back to <a href="/facts/Roman_law/m7peoAbG">Roman law</a> and the equitable remedy of the "interdict".
</p><p>"When a <a href="/facts/Court/QuVoTFmh">court</a> employs the extraordinary remedy of injunction, it directs the conduct of a party, and does so with the backing of its <a href="/facts/Plenary_power/Kaj9uR0X">full coercive powers</a>." A party that fails to comply with an injunction faces criminal or <a href="/facts/Civil_penalty/edXJLSU0">civil penalties</a>, including possible <a href="/facts/Money/3BYGU6C8">monetary</a> sanctions and even <a href="/facts/Imprisonment/o9ofCg5S">imprisonment</a>. They can also be charged with <a href="/facts/Contempt_of_court/yJIBGEQN">contempt of court</a>. 
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Injunction