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restraining order

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++reˈstraining ˌorder noun [countable]  an official legal document that prevents someone from doing something 限制令
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restraining orderNeither Sheffield, his attorney nor Phoenix police could confirm if a restraining order had been obtained.The chancery court issued a restraining order forbidding desegregation in September.An interim restraining order was placed on him and has been under appeal.A judge issued a temporary restraining order.His answer was that the restraining order probably protects other entrants.
reˈstraining ˌorder nounChineseSyllable
legal an document prevents someone official that Corpus


restraining order
reˈstraining ˌorder noun [countable]
an official legal document that prevents someone from doing something


restraining orderBrE /rɪˈstreɪnɪŋ ɔːdə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈstreɪnɪŋ ɔːrdər/ 🔊 noun~ (against sb) (especially NAmE) an official order given by a judge which demands that sth 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. 限制令   compare injunction (1)