Restraining Order
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Injunction - in law, order of a court directing a party to perform a certain act or to refrain from an act or acts.
Restraining Order: An order in the nature of an injunction.
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Restraining Order
(n) Restraining order is the order issued to maintain status quo by prohibiting a party from doing any action or proposed action until further orders.
Restraining Order: A court order restricting a person's actions. They are sometimes issued by one spouse to try to deter the other spouse from committing violent acts.
Retainer: A fee paid to an attorney to work on a case.
Temporary Restraining Order: An order of the court prohibiting a party from acting - for example, threatening, harassing, or physically abusing the other spouse and/or the children; selling personal property; taking money out of accounts; ...
Temporary restraining order (TRO): Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing.
Restraining Order A temporary court order prohibiting a party from certain activities. Restraining orders often are issued to protect assets and to protect against domestic violence.
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same-sex marriage The right of two people of the same sex to legally marry, and to enjoy the legal benefits conferred by marriage. Same-sex marriage has become a topical issue in the arena of civil rights.
restraining order
n. a temporary order of a court to keep conditions as they are (like not taking a child out of the county or not selling marital property) until there can be a hearing in which both parties are present.
Restraining Order: A civil court order to protect a family or household member from physical abuse.
restraining order - Similar to an injunction, commanding the party to leave the other party alone, usually in a divorce proceeding.
retainer - The fee which the client pays when he/she retains an attorney.
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Restraining Order:
A court order for one individual to stay away from another.
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The government filed a restraining order that barred the Times from publishing any further articles based upon the Pentagon Papers.
restraining order
In family law, an order preventing a specified person from harassing or molesting the person applying for the order.
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Restraining Order
A restraining order is a court order which prohibits a party from doing a specified act. A restraining order is binding on non parties as well.
temporary restraining order (TRO)
An order that tells one person to stop harassing or harming another, issued after the aggrieved party appears before a judge.
temporary restraining order - an order of a specified duration issued after a hearing attended by all parties that is intended to protect one individual from violence, abuse, harassment, or stalking by another esp.
Temporary restraining order
A judge's order forbidding certain actions until a full hearing can be held. Usually of short duration. Often referred to as a TRO.
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Temporary Restraining Order
A court order banning certain actions. In Family Law, it is often used in cases of domestic violence. The order forbids one person from harassing, harming, or even contacting another person.
temporary restraining order (TRO) - A legal order issued by a judge on behalf of a person who has claimed to have been harassed or injured by another person.
Temporary restraining order - An emergency remedy of brief duration issued by a court only in exceptional circumstances, usually when immediate or irreparable damages or loss might result before the opposition could take action.
Restraining Order
In family law cases, an order restraining harassment that prohibits a person from molesting, annoying, harassing or communicating with their spouse, their children, or a person having custody.
Injunction: A restraining order issued by a judge that a person or persons can or cannot do a particular thing. For example, a judge may order a labor union not to strike until a court hearing can be held.
Although an injunction is properly a restraining order, there are instances in which, under the form of a prohibition, a positive order to do something is virtually expressed.
A number of states have developed pre-printed court forms for use in court proceedings involving such matters as divorces, guardianships and temporary restraining orders.
T.R.O.
n. legal slang for temporary restraining order.
tainted evidence
n. in a criminal trial, information which has been obtained by il...
Equitable Remedies: Remedies that do not include monetary settlements. Examples include injunctions and restraining orders.
Evidence: The body of law concerning the manner of presentation of information to a judge or jury in a trial.
Definition - Noun
: violence committed by one family or household member against another
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preliminary injunctionIn civil cases when it is necessary to preserve the status quo prior to trial, the court may issue a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order ordering, a party to carry out a specified activity.
Permanent injunction - A court order requiring that some action be taken, or that some party refrain from taking action. It differs from forms of temporary relief, such as a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction.
Police need evidence of a crime before they can charge a stalker with a criminal offence, so it is crucial that you collect any evidence of stalking and keep a Stalking Incident and Behavior Log. You cannot obtain a restraining order without evidence.
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