restraining order

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English

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 being in 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?
  2. (law) An order by a judge or other legal authority that prevents an action by a government or institution.
    • 1974, Economic Stabilization Program Quarterly Report Covering the Period January 1, 1974 Through May 1, 1974, U.S. Cost of Living Council, page 87:
      On February 13, 1974, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued a temporary restraining order against the council to prevent it from enforcing a January 28, 1974, temporary rollback order for Nassau County police salaries. On February 16, 1974, the court issued another temporary restraining order preventing the Council from conducting further proceedings, including a hearing.
    • 1981 August 22, “Unwelcome Advances”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 6, page 2:
      Kunsman reports that he was placed in a segregation cell when he subsequently filed an Administrative Remedy Form with warden R. A. Gunnell and that he has been scheduled for a disciplinary transfer. Requests have been made to the U.S. District Court for a restraining order to have Kunsman released from segregation and to prevent the transfer.

Usage notes

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

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