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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Officers from several teams, including the vice unit, the drone unit and the gun violence restraining order team, participated in the raid.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Rubio is behind a bill that passed in 2021 that allowed for people to appear remotely for hearings related to gun violence restraining orders or domestic violence restraining orders.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
In 2024, the court ruled the test allows the government to disarm people with domestic violence restraining orders.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2026
The court upheld the federal law criminalizing gun possession by someone subject to a domestic violence restraining order.
—Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Rubio is behind a bill that passed in 2021 that allowed for people to appear remotely for hearings related to gun violence restraining orders or domestic violence restraining orders.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
In 2024, the court ruled the test allows the government to disarm people with domestic violence restraining orders.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2026
The court upheld the federal law criminalizing gun possession by someone subject to a domestic violence restraining order.
—Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for restraining order
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“Restraining order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restraining%20order. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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