Mareva injunction
English edit
Etymology edit
Named after the legal case Mareva Compania Naviera SA v International Bulkcarriers SA [1975] 2 Lloyd's Rep 509, decided in 1975.
Noun edit
Mareva injunction (plural Mareva injunctions)
- (law, British, Canada) A court order which freezes assets so that a defendant to an action cannot dissipate their assets from beyond the jurisdiction of the court.