差し止め

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 差し止め is read as さしとめ and is a noun for an injunction or suspension order preventing construction, publication, or another act from proceeding.
• Basic usage: Name the restrained act in 工事の差し止め or 出版差し止め, and use 差し止めを求める for seeking the order.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Legal measure versus factual stop
  • It refers to an authoritative prohibition or injunction, not merely the fact that an activity happened to stop.
• Ordering and seeking
  • A court can 差し止めを命じる, while a party files a petition to 差し止めを求める.