noun Date: circa 1876 a preliminary legal order sometimes issued to keep a situation unchanged pending decision upon an application for an injunction, a legal order issued against an individual to restrict or prohibit access or proximity to another specified individual
RESTRAINING ORDER
Meaning of RESTRAINING ORDER in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012