English Explanatory Dictionary

Mareva injunction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A court order which freezes assets so that a defendant to an action cannot dissipate their assets from beyond the jurisdiction of the court.

Word forms

Mareva injunction Mareva injunctions

Etymology

Named after the legal case Mareva Compania Naviera SA v International Bulkcarriers SA [1975] 2 Lloyd's Rep 509, decided in 1975.

Synonyms

freezing injunction freezing order
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