irreparable injury

irreparable injury
irreparable injury n: serious injury to a party that justifies relief esp. by preliminary injunction – called also irreparable damage, irreparable harm;
◇ Typical irreparable injury is not remediable by monetary compensation.

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

irreparable injury
n.
An injury for which no adequate legal remedy exists, usually addressed by an injunction.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


irreparable injury
Harm that no measurable monetary compensation can cure or reverse, such as cutting down shade trees, polluting a stream, or not giving a child needed medication. Proving irreparable injury is often required in order to request a judicial injunction, writ, temporary restraining order, or other assistance in immediately blocking the activity (usually pending further court proceedings). Also referred to as irreparable harm.
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


irreparable injury
n. An injury not capable of being redressed by money damages, and that therefore supports a request for injunctive relief.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


irreparable injury
Any harm or loss that is not easily repaired, restored, or compensated by monetary damages. A serious wrong, generally of a repeated and continuing nature, that has an equitable remedy of injunctive relief.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


irreparable injury
Any harm or loss that is not easily repaired, restored, or compensated by monetary damages. A serious wrong, generally of a repeated and continuing nature, that has an equitable remedy of injunctive relief.

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