Mareva injunction
(legal, British, Canadian) A court order which freezes assets so that a defendant to an action cannot dissipate their assets from beyond the jurisdiction of the court.
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(legal, British, Canadian) A court order which freezes assets so that a defendant to an action cannot dissipate their assets from beyond the jurisdiction of the court.
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