preservation order
noun
British
: an official order by a court that makes it illegal to destroy or change a building, tree, view, etc.
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In court, Assistant U.S. Attorney Diane MacArthur said no such preservation order was necessary because, under the Federal Records Act, the U.S. attorney’s office is required to preserve everything the defense has asked them to.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
On top of possible sanctions, news plaintiffs asked the court to keep in place a preservation order blocking OpenAI from permanently deleting users’ temporary and deleted chats.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 6 Jan. 2026
OpenAI appealed the preservation order, but was unsuccessful.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
An emergency tree preservation order has been imposed on the base of the stump, the Woodland Trust said.
—Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
On top of possible sanctions, news plaintiffs asked the court to keep in place a preservation order blocking OpenAI from permanently deleting users’ temporary and deleted chats.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 6 Jan. 2026
OpenAI appealed the preservation order, but was unsuccessful.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
An emergency tree preservation order has been imposed on the base of the stump, the Woodland Trust said.
—Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Preservation order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preservation%20order. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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