restraining order (1)〈美〉禁止令 法院在经过由各方当事人参加的听审后发布的在一定期间内有效的命令，旨在保护某人免受他人的骚扰、虐待、暴力或追踪等，尤其是禁止或限制接近受保护者，有时甚至包括禁止与受保护者订立合同。此种禁止令常在存在家庭暴力〔domestic violence〕的情况下使用。 (2)(=temporary restraining order) (3)〈英〉禁止令 该词在一般意义上指高等法院签发的禁止某人为某种行为的命令。现在此类命令更多称为禁制令〔injunction〕。
restraining order. 1. A court order prohibiting family violence; esp., an order restricting a person from harassing, threatening, and sometimes merely contacting or approaching another specified person. • This type of order is issued most commonly in cases of domestic violence. A court may grant an ex parte restraining order in a family-violence case if