Injunction

An injunction is a court order requiring a person to stop violating, or not to violate, specified provisions. Breaching one is contempt, which gives it real force beyond its restatement of existing law.

compliance and practice · updated 2026-10-16

See also

• Conduct-based injunction — A conduct-based injunction bars specific activity — participating in penny stock offerings, for instance — rather than merely rest…
• Consent judgment — A consent judgment resolves an action by agreement, entered as a court order. Most SEC settlements are entered without the defenda…

Terms that refer here

Cease and desist order · Conduct-based injunction

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