restraining order
noun
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 another specified individual
Examples of restraining order in a Sentence
The judge issued a restraining order.
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Chloe may have a restraining order against McKay, but that doesn’t stop the resident from drawing the line at coming between her and her son.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Another federal judge in D.C. will hold a temporary restraining order hearing in a lawsuit Catholic Charities Forth Worth brought against the Department of Health and Human Services for not paying millions owed under an existing grant for refugee resettlement efforts.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
Bachelor Nation alum DeAnna Pappas has filed a restraining order against her ex-husband, Stephen Stagliano, accusing him of domestic violence in the wake of a dispute that resulted in her arrest.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday, a federal judge extended an initial restraining order, according to the Associated Press.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Another federal judge in D.C. will hold a temporary restraining order hearing in a lawsuit Catholic Charities Forth Worth brought against the Department of Health and Human Services for not paying millions owed under an existing grant for refugee resettlement efforts.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
Bachelor Nation alum DeAnna Pappas has filed a restraining order against her ex-husband, Stephen Stagliano, accusing him of domestic violence in the wake of a dispute that resulted in her arrest.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday, a federal judge extended an initial restraining order, according to the Associated Press.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for restraining order
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“Restraining order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restraining%20order. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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