restraining order
English
Noun
restraining order (plural restraining orders)
- (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?
- 2007, Steven Wilson, "Normal", Porcupine Tree, Nil Recurring.
Derived terms
Translations
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
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See also
restraining order on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- peace bond