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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The high court opinion comes just as the judge who issued the temporary restraining order was mulling whether to hold Trump administration officials in contempt for violating his order to pause last month’s flights of Venezuelan migrants to a prison in El Salvador.
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David Catanese, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
The judge weighs in Later that day, Judge James E. Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order in response to the ACLU lawsuit and scheduled a 5 p.m. hearing.
—Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Driving the news: Judge Mary S. McElroy granted a temporary restraining order Thursday in response to a lawsuit filed by 23 states and the District of Columbia.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 4 Apr. 2025
An appeal is generally only allowed once the temporary restraining order is converted to a longer lasting preliminary injunction.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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David Catanese, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
The judge weighs in Later that day, Judge James E. Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order in response to the ACLU lawsuit and scheduled a 5 p.m. hearing.
—Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Driving the news: Judge Mary S. McElroy granted a temporary restraining order Thursday in response to a lawsuit filed by 23 states and the District of Columbia.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 4 Apr. 2025
An appeal is generally only allowed once the temporary restraining order is converted to a longer lasting preliminary injunction.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 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 15 Apr. 2025.
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