restraining order

English

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 being in close proximity to the protected party and other restrictions, usually banning the possession of arms.
   • 2007, Steven Wilson, "Normal", Porcupine Tree, Nil Recurring.

     Prescription drugs, they help me through the day / And that restraining order keeps me well at bay / And what's normal now, anyway?

2. (law) An order by a judge or other legal authority that prevents an action by a government or institution.
   • 1974, Economic Stabilization Program Quarterly Report Covering the Period January 1, 1974 Through May 1, 1974, U.S. Cost of Living Council, page 87:

     On February 13, 1974, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued a temporary restraining order against the council to prevent it from enforcing a January 28, 1974, temporary rollback order for Nassau County police salaries. On February 16, 1974, the court issued another temporary restraining order preventing the Council from conducting further proceedings, including a hearing.

   • 1981 August 22, “Unwelcome Advances”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 6, page 2:

     Kunsman reports that he was placed in a segregation cell when he subsequently filed an Administrative Remedy Form with warden R. A. Gunnell and that he has been scheduled for a disciplinary transfer. Requests have been made to the U.S. District Court for a restraining order to have Kunsman released from segregation and to prevent the transfer.

Usage notes

• the minor has a restraining order against their abuser ― the abuser is prohibited from approaching the minor

Derived terms

• temporary restraining order

Translations

order forbidding contacting and close proximity to the protected party

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 限制令 (xiànzhìlìng), 禁止令 (jìnzhǐlìng)

• Czech: soudní zákaz m
• Dutch: contactverbod (nl) n, gebiedsverbod (nl) n
• Estonian: lähenemiskeeld
• Finnish: lähestymiskielto (fi)
• French: ordonnance restrictive (fr) f
• German: Kontaktverbot (de) n, Distanzgebot n, Gewaltschutzverfügung f
• Hungarian: távoltartás (hu), távoltartási végzés
• Icelandic: nálgunarbann n
• Japanese: 接近禁止命令 (sekkin kinshi meirei)
• Russian: суде́бный запре́т m (sudébnyj zaprét), запрети́тельный суде́бный прика́з m (zapretítelʹnyj sudébnyj prikáz)
• Spanish: orden de alejamiento m
• Swedish: besöksförbud (sv), kontaktförbud

See also

• restraining order on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• peace bond