Injunction
Etymology
From Late Latin injunctio, "a command," from Latin injungere, "to enjoin, to impose upon" (in-, "on," + jungere, "to join, to attach"). The literal idea is of a duty joined onto a person. Courts of equity adopted it for an order fastening a specific obligation — to act or to refrain — onto a party.
noun · /in-JUNK-shun/
A court order that requires someone to do, or to stop doing, a specific act.
What it names
The tool used to halt a construction project, block a book’s release, or bar someone from a workplace while a dispute is fought out.
Example
The startup won an injunction stopping its rival from using the leaked designs until trial.
Related idea
An injunction commands conduct going forward; indemnity looks the other way, promising to cover a loss after it happens.