ASBO

British  

/ ˈæzˌbəʊ /

acronym

1. anti-social behaviour order: a civil order made against a persistently anti-social individual which restricts his or her activities or movements, a breach of which results in criminal charges

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Example Sentences

The proposed Respect Orders allow courts to impose restrictions on an individual's behaviour, just like an Asbo.

From BBC

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the orders were "effectively a modernised version" of the Asbo - anti-social behaviour orders which were first introduced by Tony Blair's New Labour government in the 1990s.

From BBC

You find that in Amis too, sometimes where you least expect it: amid the apocalyptic tremors of “London Fields,” the fratricidal savagery of “The Information,” the decadence and thuggery of “Lionel Asbo.”

From New York Times

But it’s also evident in his “State of England” fictions, including the 1996 story of that name and the 2012 novel “Lionel Asbo,” which recycles the phrase as a subtitle.

From New York Times

He continued they wanted to "harvest Facebook likes because their darling little snot-covered Asbo fell over".

From BBC