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Damages vs Injunction - What's the difference?

damages | injunction |

In legal|lang=en terms the difference between damages and injunction

is that damages is (legal) the money paid or awarded to a claimant (in england), a pursuer (in scotland) or a plaintiff (in the us) in a civil action while injunction is (legal) a writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.

As nouns the difference between damages and injunction

is that damages is (legal) the money paid or awarded to a claimant (in england), a pursuer (in scotland) or a plaintiff (in the us) in a civil action while injunction is the act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.

As a verb damages

is (damage).

damages

English

Verb

(head)
  • (damage)

    • Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (legal) The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action.

    • injunction

    English

    (wikipedia injunction)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
  • That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.
  • (legal) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.
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    Related terms

    * super-injunction (pos n)

    Usage notes

    * The verb associated with this word is enjoin'. ' Injunct is also sometimes used as a synonym.