restraining order
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restraining order
noun restraining orders
- An order issued by a court of law or other legal authority for a specified timeframe forbidding the restrained party from contacting and being in close proximity to the protected party and other restrictions, usually banning the possession of arms. 2007, Steven Wilson, "Normal", Porcupine Tree, Nil Recurring. Prescription drugs, they help me through the day / And that restraining order keeps me well at bay / And what's normal now, anyway?
- An order by a judge or other legal authority that prevents an action by a government or institution. On February 13, 1974, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued a temporary restraining order against the council to prevent it from enforcing a January 28, 1974, temporary rollback order for Nassau County police salaries. On February 16, 1974, the court issued another temp
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noun order forbidding contacting and close proximity to the protected party
| Español | orden de alejamiento |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 接近禁止命令 sekkin kinshi meirei |
| 中文 | 限制令 xiànzhìlìng, 禁止令 jìnzhǐlìng |
| Français | ordonnance restrictive, interdiction de contact |
| Deutsch | Kontaktverbot, Distanzgebot, Gewaltschutzverfügung |
| Русский | суде́бный запре́т sudébnyj zaprét, запрети́тельный суде́бный прика́з zapretítelʹnyj sudébnyj prikáz |
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title = {restraining order},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/restraining%20order},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
