- freezing
- Subjecting something to freezing temperature, causing it to harden or solidify. Preserving the status quo-for example, prohibiting withdrawals from, or additions to, a fund in litigation.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
freezing
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