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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Police later arrested Cooper at his apartment, citing a violation of a protection restraining order, according to the affidavit.
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Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Jackson filed his own domestic violence restraining order against Palmer the following month.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
That order expires on June 23, on which day Pallini has a hearing for a longer-term or permanent domestic violence restraining order that would contain an order not to abuse.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
Images from a Ring security camera show a man, whom the restraining order request identifies as Applegate, at Carpenter’s front door and being confronted by a security guard with a flashlight.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 2 June 2026
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Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Jackson filed his own domestic violence restraining order against Palmer the following month.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
That order expires on June 23, on which day Pallini has a hearing for a longer-term or permanent domestic violence restraining order that would contain an order not to abuse.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
Images from a Ring security camera show a man, whom the restraining order request identifies as Applegate, at Carpenter’s front door and being confronted by a security guard with a flashlight.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 2 June 2026
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“Restraining order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restraining%20order. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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