Mareva injunction

noun

Mareva injunction

noun

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

Law 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

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