What is Injunction?
[[File:Eo-scale2.png|thumb|right|200px]] An '''injunction''' is a [[court order]] that either [[wikt:command|command]]s or [[wikt:prevent|prevent]]s a party from doing a specific act.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Larson|first1=Aaron|title=What is an Injunction|url=https://www.expertlaw.com/library/what-injunction|website=ExpertLaw|access-date=24 July 2017|date=10 October 2016|archive-date=9 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409020404/https://www.expertlaw.com/library/what-injunction|url-status=dead}}</ref> == US law == Injunctions can be [[wikt:temporary|temporary]] or [[wikt:permanent|permanent]]. A [[restraining order]] and a preliminary injunction are [[example]]s of temporary injunctions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Injunction|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/injunction|website=Wex|publisher=Cornell Law School|access-date=24 July 2017}}</ref> Either may be issued early in a [[lawsuit]] to prevent either party from doing anything that might unfairly influence the outcome of the [[litigation]]. A permanent injunction is usually issued after a case is settled. It enforces the final decision of the [[court]]. ==Australian apprehended violence orders== In the state of [[New South Wales]], an apprehended violence order (AVO) may be issued against a person from whom another person fears violence.<ref name=NSW>{{cite web |url=http://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/publications/factsheets-and-resources/apprehended-violence-orders-applicants |title=Apprehended Violence Orders |publisher=NSW Government |access-date=26 October 2015 |archive-date=22 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022232546/http://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/publications/factsheets-and-resources/apprehended-violence-orders-applicants |url-status=dead }}</ref> They can be issued to prevent [[physical abuse]], [[harass]]ment or [[stalking]]. Any person who violates an AVO may be charged with a [[wikt:criminal|criminal]] [[wikt:offence|offence]].<ref name=NSW/> == UK injunctions and super-injunctions == While the [[United Kingdom]