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.

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition to granting Palmer temporary sole physical and legal custody of Leo, the temporary restraining order states that Jackson is not allowed to have visitation with his son, with a hearing set for Dec. 5 to determine further action on the temporary arrangement. —Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023

The following day, the court officially issued a temporary restraining order to begin Nov. 30. —Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 Nov. 2023

Hall was also granted a temporary restraining order against Oates with a bond set at $50,000. —Vulture, 22 Nov. 2023

Realizing that his bank accounts had been drained, the Chinese businessman quickly filed the lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court, and within a day a judge issued a temporary restraining order barring Gao from moving the money. —Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2023

The former football player seemingly deleted a majority of his Instagram posts over the weekend, after a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge granted Palmer a temporary restraining order against her ex. —Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023

In late 2022, at her urging, a Walgreens employee filed for a restraining order against Buck and Roye. —Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2023

People went to court to basically seek restraining orders on the CAURD licenses. —Curbed, 18 Oct. 2023

This led to the court establishing a restraining order preventing Tian from contacting Hope. —Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

restraining order

see order sense 3b