restraining order
noun
1
: a preliminary legal order sometimes issued to keep a situation unchanged pending decision upon an application for an injunction
2
: a legal order issued against an individual to restrict or prohibit access or proximity to another specified individual
Examples of restraining order in a Sentence
The judge issued a restraining order.
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That temporary restraining order came one day after a federal judge in Baltimore temporarily blocked the executive order in response to a separate lawsuit filed on behalf of families with transgender or nonbinary children.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
An Amber Alert issued Sunday morning for a 4-year-old girl abducted from her mother’s South Florida home by a father under a domestic violence restraining order ended with the mother gunned down and the father arrested, deputies say.
—David J. Neal and, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
This initial restraining order against Nathan was dismissed months later, but Mary Catherine got another one in December, which was then extended last month, the newspaper reported.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
The National Treasury Employees Union, which represents CFPB staff, filed for an administrative stay and a temporary restraining order on Friday.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
An Amber Alert issued Sunday morning for a 4-year-old girl abducted from her mother’s South Florida home by a father under a domestic violence restraining order ended with the mother gunned down and the father arrested, deputies say.
—David J. Neal and, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
This initial restraining order against Nathan was dismissed months later, but Mary Catherine got another one in December, which was then extended last month, the newspaper reported.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
The National Treasury Employees Union, which represents CFPB staff, filed for an administrative stay and a temporary restraining order on Friday.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Restraining order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restraining%20order. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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