restraining order

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Noun

restraining order (plural restraining orders)

  1. (law) An order issued by a court of law or other legal authority for a specified timeframe forbidding the restrained party from contacting and 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?

Usage notes
  • the minor has a restraining order against their abuser ― the abuser is prohibited from approaching the minor

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