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injunctions  

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  • Judicial orders directing someone to halt a course of action. A judge orders an injunction when he or she decides that an action will cause irreparable injury to another person, and that a subsequent lawsuit will not provide adequate compensation for the injury. [Source: Student's Guide to the Supreme Court; Injunctions]

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