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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Then, Contessa drops a bomb: Dr. G might file a restraining order.
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 3 Mar. 2025
What Happens Next The Trump administration cannot appeal a temporary restraining order until it has been converted to a longer preliminary injunction, and that is already happening in some of the cases in which his orders have been blocked.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
But Jeanie’s lawyer filed a restraining order to block the meeting, and the NBA had her back.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
The Calabasas City Council unanimously voted to direct its city attorney to seek a temporary restraining order in Los Angeles County Superior Court to block L.A. County from accepting wildfire debris at Calabasas Landfill.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 3 Mar. 2025
What Happens Next The Trump administration cannot appeal a temporary restraining order until it has been converted to a longer preliminary injunction, and that is already happening in some of the cases in which his orders have been blocked.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
But Jeanie’s lawyer filed a restraining order to block the meeting, and the NBA had her back.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
The Calabasas City Council unanimously voted to direct its city attorney to seek a temporary restraining order in Los Angeles County Superior Court to block L.A. County from accepting wildfire debris at Calabasas Landfill.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 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 10 Mar. 2025.
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