What is the difference between “grant an order” and “issue an order” in legal terminology?

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OldGeezer

28 February

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"Grant" basically means "give" and in legal terminology, it is always a good thing. (In general, it is usually a good thing.) For example, if you are in court and the judge grants you 600 dollars, it means that the other person has to pay you 600 dollars.

"Issue" sort of means "say" or "publish". For example, if you commit a crime, or if the police think you have committed a crime, they might issue a warrant for your arrest. That means if they find you, they will arrest you.

Or again, if you are in court, the judge will issue his verdict (decision). That means the judge will say whether you are guilty or not guilty.

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alexcpujol

28 February

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You don’t grant an order so the first one isn’t used. The second is good. You grant wishes or favors, but you give or issue orders.

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OldGeezer

28 February

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"Grant" basically means "give" and in legal terminology, it is always a good thing. (In general, it is usually a good thing.) For example, if you are in court and the judge grants you 600 dollars, it means that the other person has to pay you 600 dollars.

"Issue" sort of means "say" or "publish". For example, if you commit a crime, or if the police think you have committed a crime, they might issue a warrant for your arrest. That means if they find you, they will arrest you.

Or again, if you are in court, the judge will issue his verdict (decision). That means the judge will say whether you are guilty or not guilty.

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gaianour

28 February

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@OldGeezer @alexcpujol thanks a lot guys! 💕 can I ask you one more question please? This paragraf is from International Bar Association’s guide for arbitration in Turkey. This is why i was confused:

“For international arbitration, IAL article 6/2 provides that unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the tribunal may grant an interim injunction or interim attachment order upon the request of one of the parties and may require the requesting party to provide appropriate security. However, the tribunal cannot issue an interim injunction or interim attachment order that must be carried out by the execution authorities or performed by any other public authoritie”

In the first sentence, it says “grant an injunction order”. But in the second, it says “issue an injunction order”

So, is it because in the first one the meaning is kind of like “awarding the requesting party the injunction he requested”, like an “accepting the request” but in the second one it is like “issuing an order to be executed”?

OldGeezer

28 February

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@gaianour You got the first part right.

grant an injunction order = awarding the requesting party the injunction he requested

But in the second part, "issue an injunction order", "issue" means the same as "grant", but this is in a less favourable (more negative) context -- "CANNOT issue an interim injunction or interim attachment order".
They could have said "grant" and it would mean exactly the same thing, but they chose to use the more severe word "issue".
So in this context, "grant" and "issue" are used as synonyms (they mean the same thing), but "issue" sounds more severe (harsh).

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gaianour

28 February

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@OldGeezer Oh thank you! I got it now ☺️ This will be irrelevant but I have to ask, I am searching a way (teachers/books etc. anything) to learn about legal terminology. Is there any books you can suggest? Do you know someone who will be interested to give lectures online?

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