restraining order

noun

Law.

1. a judicial order to forbid a particular act until a decision is reached on an application for an injunction.

restraining order

noun

1. law an order issued by a civil court to a potential abuser to keep away from those named in the order

Word History and Origins

Origin of restraining order¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Over the weekend, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order requiring immigration officials to remove the guards watching over Bayron Rovidio Marin, take off the handcuffs and leave him unrestrained.

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District Judge Karin Immergut broadened a temporary restraining order that had blocked Oregon’s National Guard from being used by the federal government.

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The next day, she issued a temporary restraining order against him deploying California's National Guard in Portland instead.

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The circuit is also now set to review a September decision barring federalized troops in California from aiding in civilian law enforcement, as well as Immergut’s temporary restraining order blocking the deployment over the weekend.

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A paper from 2018 found states that prevent subjects of domestic violence restraining orders from owning a gun had a permanent reduction in intimate partner homicides.

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