A court order requiring a party to perform a specific act or to cease doing a specific act is called what?

• A. Specific performance
• B. Injunction
• C. Equity
• D. Codification of the common law

Answer: (B)

An injunction is a court order that either requires a party to do a specific act or forbids a party from doing a specific act. This equitable remedy is used when stopping or forcing the action is necessary to prevent irreparable harm or to protect rights, especially when monetary damages wouldn’t be sufficient. It can be mandatory, pushing someone to perform, or prohibitory, restraining someone from acting. This differs from specific performance, which is specifically about forcing someone to fulfill the terms of a contract (often for unique property), while equity and codification of the common law refer to broader concepts rather than a particular court order.