preservation of status; maintenance of the status quo
Legal term, especially used in the context of provisional remedies such as temporary injunctions to maintain the existing state of affairs between parties.
The court issued a provisional injunction to preserve the status quo.
The petition for preservation of status was granted.
仮処分 is the broader term for a provisional injunction, while 地位保全 specifically refers to maintaining the current state or position of the parties.
Compound of 地位 (status, position) and 保全 (preservation, maintenance). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in modern legal contexts.