restraining order
nounDefinition of restraining order
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
After reaching a plea deal with the St. Paul City Attorney’s Office, Roberta Madison, 64, pleaded guilty to one count of violating a harassment restraining order. — Sarah Horner, Twin Cities, "Most charges dropped against St. Paul woman accused of harassing her neighbor," 23 Aug. 2019 The researchers requested county court records for the 414 gun violence restraining order cases that were initiated in California between 2016 and 2018. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, "'Red flag' laws can play a role in preventing mass shootings, study says," 19 Aug. 2019 Elliott was the first to create a restraining order program. — George Skelton, The Mercury News, "Skelton: The California officials working to seize guns from wackos," 13 Aug. 2019 Earlier this month, The Blast published the emergency domestic violence restraining order Laura Fleiss filed against the creator on July 16. — Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com, "Chris Harrison Breaks His Silence On Allegations Against Bachelor Creator Mike Fleiss," 25 July 2019 The two had a tumultuous relationship, with both of them seeking restraining orders against each other in the past. — oregonlive.com, "Mom who left her kids at MAX station to go drinking heads to prison for violating probation within days of conviction," 24 July 2019 Now Fleiss is coming under fire after his wife was granted the temporary domestic violence restraining order. — chicagotribune.com, "Do abuse allegations against ‘Bachelor’ creator Mike Fleiss spell trouble for the franchise?," 18 July 2019 In the Kuskokwim Bay village of Kwigillingok, a 33-year-old man worked as a tribal police officer while subject to a long-term domestic violence restraining order. — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, "The Village Where Every Cop Has Been Convicted of Domestic Violence," 18 July 2019 Now Fleiss is coming under fire after his wife was granted the temporary domestic violence restraining order. — Los Angeles Times, "Do abuse allegations against ‘Bachelor’ creator Mike Fleiss spell trouble for the franchise?," 17 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'restraining order.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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