"restraining order" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: restraining orders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} restraining order (plural restraining orders)
  1. (law) An order issued by a court of law or other legal authority for a specified timeframe forbidding the restrained party from contacting and close proximity to the protected party and other restrictions, usually banning the possession of arms. Categories (topical): Law, Directives Derived forms: temporary restraining order Related terms: peace bond Translations (order forbidding contacting and close proximity to the protected party): 限制令 (xiànzhìlìng) (Chinese Mandarin), 禁止令 (jìnzhǐlìng) (Chinese Mandarin), soudní zákaz [masculine] (Czech), contactverbod [neuter] (Dutch), gebiedsverbod [neuter] (Dutch), lähenemiskeeld (Estonian), lähestymiskielto (Finnish), ordonnance restrictive [feminine] (French), Kontaktverbot [neuter] (German), távoltartás (Hungarian), távoltartási végzés (Hungarian), nálgunarbann [neuter] (Icelandic), 接近禁止命令 (sekkin kinshi meirei) (Japanese), суде́бный запре́т (sudébnyj zaprét) [masculine] (Russian), запрети́тельный суде́бный прика́з (zapretítelʹnyj sudébnyj prikáz) [masculine] (Russian), orden de alejamiento [masculine] (Spanish), besöksförbud (Swedish), kontaktförbud (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-restraining_order-en-noun-qwp82UN~ Disambiguation of Directives: 76 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 78 22 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'order forbidding contacting and close proximity to the protected party': 90 10
  2. (law) An order by a judge or other legal authority that prevents an action by a government or institution. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-restraining_order-en-noun-z5nt1APf Topics: law

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