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restraint order

British  

noun

  1. another name for freezing injunction

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A judge granted the motion but a New York State appeals court temporarily lifted the prior restraint order last month to allow the outlet to publish certain documents.

From Salon Mar. 21, 2022

And it claims that police and prosecutors often overlook the chance to apply for a restraint order at the end of criminal proceedings.

From BBC Mar. 20, 2019

Still, her whole tendency would be towards restraint, order, and exterior reverence.

From The Faith of the Millions (2nd series) by George Tyrrell

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