restraining order

noun

: a preliminary legal order sometimes issued to keep a situation unchanged pending decision upon an application for an injunction

: a legal order issued against an individual to restrict or prohibit access or proximity to another specified individual

Examples of restraining order in a Sentence

The judge issued a restraining order.

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On December 17, the rapper filed for a restraining order against Lanez, who was convicted of assault with a semiautomatic weapon for the 2022 shooting of Megan. —

Justin Curto, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025 Megan filed for a restraining order last month, claiming Lanez had been harassing her while behind bars via third parties. —

Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025 After a court granted Ford’s request for a restraining order against her husband, he was ordered to turn in his weapons, the complaint says. —

Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025 In 2020, his second wife filed a motion for a temporary restraining order, according to public records. —

NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for restraining order

Word History

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of restraining order was in 1780

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“Restraining order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restraining%20order. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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