provisional remedy


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provisional remedy

n. a generic term for any temporary order of a court to protect a party from irreparable damage while a lawsuit or petition is pending. (See: interlocutory decree, temporary injunction)

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Based upon the ultimate conclusion that the seller had established all of the elements necessary to support the issuance of the preliminary injunction the seller sought, the court granted that provisional remedy. Because the standards governing the propriety of issuing a preliminary injunction are more exacting than the standards governing the eventual issuance of a decree ordering specific performance, the district court's opinion in Central Illinois Public Service Co.
Said writ is a provisional remedy and thus remains pending the final outcome of the legal action instituted.

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