restraining order noun definition in Types of punishment topic from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

restraining order

 noun: Types of punishment topic
restraining order (against somebody) (especially North American English) an official order given by a judge which demands that something must or must not be done. A restraining order does not require a trial in court but only lasts for a limited period of time.

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