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An order issued by a court of law or other legal authority forbidding a party to take a specified action until certain conditions are fulfilled.
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restraining order — see order 3b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. restraining order … Law dictionary
Restraining Order — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Restraining order est le terme anglophone pour une ordonnance restrictive, une injonction contraignant à faire ou ne pas faire certains choses. le titre… … Wikipédia en Français
restraining order — restraining orders N COUNT A restraining order is an order by a court of law that someone should stop doing something until a court decides whether they are legally allowed to continue doing it. [mainly AM, LEGAL] His estranged wife had taken out … English dictionary
Restraining order — A restraining order or order of protection is a form of legal injunction that requires a party to do, or to refrain from doing, certain acts. A party that refuses to comply with an order faces criminal or civil penalties and may have to pay… … Wikipedia
restraining order — I. noun : a preliminary legal order sometimes issued to keep a situation unchanged pending decision upon an application for an injunction II. noun : a legal order issued against an individual to restrict or prohibit access or proximity to another … Useful english dictionary
restraining order — UK [rɪˈstreɪnɪŋ ˌɔː(r)də(r)] / US [rɪˈstreɪnɪŋ ˌɔrdər] noun [countable] Word forms restraining order : singular restraining order plural restraining orders legal a legal document from a judge that stops someone from doing something She took out a … English dictionary
Restraining order — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Restraining order est le terme anglophone pour une ordonnance restrictive, une injonction contraignant à faire ou ne pas faire certaines choses. C est… … Wikipédia en Français
restraining order — re|strain|ing or|der [ rı streınıŋ ,ɔrdər ] noun count a legal document issued by a judge that stops someone from doing something: She took out a restraining order against the man accused of stalking her … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Restraining order abuse — In the 1990s, increasing political attention to the problem of domestic violence against women resulted in many pieces of legislation designed primarily to protect women, such as the Violence Against Women Act.An unfortunate side effect of this… … Wikipedia
restraining order — n. (Law) court order instructing a person not to do something (such as make contact with another person, prohibiting or restraining access or proximity with another person, enter or come close to the family home, take a child from the country etc … English contemporary dictionary
restraining order — noun Date: circa 1876 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
