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Mareva injunction

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

Noun

Mareva injunction (plural Mareva injunctions)

  1. (Canada, UK) A court order which freezes assets so that a defendant to an action cannot dissipate their assets from beyond the jurisdiction of the court.
    Synonyms:
    freezing injunction, freezing order

Synonyms of Mareva injunction

  • freezing injunction
  • freezing order

Forms of Mareva injunction

pluralMareva injunctions

Origin of Mareva injunction

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

Questions about Mareva injunction

What does Mareva injunction mean?
Mareva injunction means a court order which freezes assets so that a defendant to an action cannot dissipate their assets from beyond the jurisdiction of the court.
What part of speech is Mareva injunction?
Mareva injunction is a noun.
What is the plural of Mareva injunction?
The plural of Mareva injunction is Mareva injunctions.

Words near Mareva injunction in the dictionary

  1. maresins
  2. marestail
  3. Mareth
  4. Marett
  5. Maretts
  6. Mareva injunction
  7. Mareva injunctions
  8. Marez
  9. Marezes
  10. marfa
  11. Marfa front

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