💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Protective order"
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| Word | Definition |
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| restraining ordernoun | (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. |
| temporary restraining ordernoun | (law) A restraining order which expires at a specified point in time, in particular a restraining order issued prior to an inter partes hearing. |
| go ordernoun | (UK) A police order that temporarily bans a perpetrator of domestic violence from the family home, preventing the victim from having to flee. |
| extreme risk protection ordernoun | (law, government, politics, neologism) A court order issued upon petition of a law enforcement officer, family member, or household member that temporarily removes access to firearms from a person shown to be a danger to himself or herself or to others. |
| gag ordernoun | (law) An order issued by a court prohibiting specified persons from discussing a case outside limitations set by the court. |
| holdnoun | A grasp or grip. |
| protective custodynoun | (law enforcement) Lawful confinement of a person or close supervision of his or her movements, on a voluntary or involuntary basis, by authorities in order to safeguard that person from attack or other dangers. |
| control ordernoun | (UK, law) An order made by the Home Secretary to restrict an individual's liberty for the purpose of protecting members of the public from a risk of terrorism. |
| court ordernoun | (law) A legally binding directive issued by a judge or authorized judicial officer that requires an individual or an entity to fulfill or perform specific actions or refrain from certain behaviors. |
| peace bondnoun | (Canada, US, law) A court order forbidding one party to bother another. |
| antisocial behaviour ordernoun | (British, law) A civil order made against a person, as a result of persistent antisocial behaviour. |
| writ of privilegenoun | An order for the release of a person from custody. |
| holdbacknoun | A restraint; a device or part of a device that operates to restrain. |
| interim ordernoun | (law) a court order entered at the beginning of a lawsuit to preserve a semblance of organisational order or to maintain the status quo pending the final disposition of the case |
| writ of attachmentnoun | (law) Synonym of attachment. |
| restraint of tradenoun | (law) An agreement that prevents fair competition on the open market, such as an agreement by one party to hire a second party to work within a profession on the condition that the second party will not compete against the first. |
| restricteenoun | A person who is subject to a restriction. |
| safetynoun | The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty. |
| mary bell ordernoun | (British, informal) A court order forbidding publication of any information that could identify a child involved in legal proceedings. |
| retentionnoun | The act of retaining or something retained. |
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