(USpreliminary injunction)LAWatemporaryordergiven by acourtoflawwhichtellssomeone either to do or not do something until anofficialdecisionon thecasecan been made:toseek/grant/make aninteriminjunctionCompareinterlocutory injunctionpermanent injunction(Definition ofinterim injunctionfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofinterim injunction
interim injunctionShe ordered theinteriminjunctionupheld pending trial in the defamation claim against him.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This would allow him the opportunity to seek aninteriminjunctionand thus prevent publication.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Peters subsequently filed in court for aninteriminjunctionto have this declared invalid.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It does not seem to me that there is very much likelihood of aninteriminjunctionin a case of this kind at all.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0I also feel that we should have the ability to impose an injunction—albeit aninteriminjunction—with speed.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0They have now asked for what amounts to aninteriminjunctionabout this.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0If the taking is of an inconsiderable part, aninteriminjunctionmight not be given, although an injunction might go at the hearing.FromProject GutenbergThe plaintiff alleged that the work was unscholarly and injurious to his reputation, and craved aninteriminjunction.FromProject GutenbergAnex parteinteriminjunctionof that kind could not be given.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0A mere defence of qualified privilege will not necessarily protect him against aninteriminjunction.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/interim-injunction##
