order — or·der 1 n 1: a state of peace, freedom from unruly behavior, and respect for law and proper authority maintain law and order 2: an established mode or state of procedure a call to order 3 a: a mandate from a superior authority see also … Law dictionary
order — A mandate; precept; command or direction authoritatively given; rule or regulation. Brady v. Interstate Commerce Commission, D.C.W.Va., 43 F.2d 847, 850. Direction of a court or judge made or entered in writing, and not included in a judgment,… … Black's law dictionary
preliminary injunction — see injunction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. preliminary injunction … Law dictionary
preliminary — pre·lim·i·nary /pri li mə ˌner ē/ adj: coming before and usu. serving as a temporary or intermediate step to something preliminary negotiations a preliminary payment plan preliminary n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
preliminary — adj Preliminary, introductory, preparatory, prefatory describe something that serves to make ready the way for something else. Preliminary suggests reference to what must be done or made ready or acquired before entrance into some definitive… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
preliminary — Introductory; initiatory; preceding; temporary and provisional; as preliminary examination, injunction, articles of peace, etc @ preliminary complaint In some states, a court without jurisdiction to hear a criminal case on its merits may issue a… … Black's law dictionary
preliminary — pre|lim|i|na|ry1 [prıˈlımınəri US neri] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: préliminaire, from Medieval Latin praeliminaris, from Latin limen threshold ] happening before something that is more important, often in order to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Preliminary injunction — A preliminary injunction, in equity, is an injunction entered by a court prior to a determination of the merits of a legal case, in order to restrain a party from going forward with a course of conduct until the case has been decided. If the case … Wikipedia
Order of the Star in the East — The Order of the Star in the East (OSE) was an organization established by the leadership of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, India, from 1911 to 1927. Its mission was to prepare the world for the expected arrival of a messianic entity, the so… … Wikipedia
Order of Calatrava — The order emblem, a greek cross in gules with fleur de lis at its ends. The Order of Calatrava (Spanish: Orden de Calatrava) was the first military order founded in Castile, but the second to receive papal approval. The papal bull confirming th … Wikipedia