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re·strain·ing order

(rĭ-strā′nĭng)

A court order preventing a certain action from being taken until a full hearing can be held as to whether that action should be enjoined.

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restraining order

(Law) law US an order issued by a civil court to a potential abuser to keep away from those named in the order

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restrain′ing or`der

a judicial order to forbid a particular act until a decision is reached on an application for an injunction.

[1875–80]

Translations

inhibitoria interdictojuicio de amparo

lähestymiskielto

nálgunarbann

restraining order

[rɪsˈtreɪnɪŋˌɔːdəʳ] N (Jur) → interdicto m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

restraining order

n (Jur) → Verbotsverfügung f; to get a restraining order (against somebody) → eine gerichtliche (Verbots)verfügung (gegen jdn) erwirken

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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