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Mareva injunction
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English
Etymology
Named after the legal case Mareva Compania Naviera SA v International Bulkcarriers SA [1975] 2 Lloyd's Rep 509, decided in 1975.
Noun
en legal British Canadian 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
en freezing injunction
en freezing order