freezing order
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From 337 U.S. 472 - Propper v. Clark · 1949Most cited · 815 citing opinions
The freezing order immobilized the assets covered by its terms so that title to them might not shift from person to person except by license until the Government could determine whether those assets were needed for prosecution of the threatened war or to compensate our citizens or ourselves for the damages done by the governments of the nationals affected.