What Is an Injunction?

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An injunction is a court order requiring a person to commit a certain act that is in the interest of justice. It can also prohibit a person from committing an act that would be contrary to justice. This remedy is reserved for specific circumstances — when the need to “balance the scales,” if you will, is imperative. Injunctions are typically granted where irreparable harm or injury would come to an individual if not for the court’s intervention. Injunctions are not used where loss of money is at issue because this is not seen as irreparable injury. However, where harm or destruction of property is at issue, an injunction may be appropriate. Injunctive relief is not the right of any party, and courts have a lot of discretion in whether or not to grant it. An injunction may be temporary or permanent, and courts may reserve the right to modify or dissolve an injunction as seen fit.