RESTRAINING ORDER


Meaning of RESTRAINING ORDER in English

(~s)

A ~ is an order by a court of law that someone should stop doing something until a court decides whether they are legally allowed to continue doing it. (mainly AM LEGAL)

His estranged wife had taken out a ~ against him.

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