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property, may want that particular cow back, and not just its monetary value.

However, in general, a litigant cannot obtain equitable relief unless there is " no adequate remedy at law "; that is, a court will not grant an injunction unless monetary damages are an insufficient remedy for the injury in question.

Law courts can also enter certain types of immediately enforceable orders, called " writs " ( such as a writ of habeas corpus ), but they are less flexible and less easily obtained than an injunction.