Restraining Order in United States
Restraining Order Definition
An order restraining the doing of any act; more commonly called an injunction. In English Law. An order under St. 5 Vict. c. 5, § 4, by which the Bank of England, or any other public company, may be restrained from permitting a transfer of shares until the rights of certain parties thereto have been adjudged.
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An order restraining the doing of any act; more commonly called an injunction. In English Law. An order under St. 5 Vict. c. 5, § 4, by which the Bank of England, or any other public company, may be restrained from permitting a transfer of shares until the rights of certain parties thereto have been adjudged.
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Plain-English Law
Restraining Order as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455):
A court order directing a person not to do something, such as make contact with another specified person, enter the family home, or remove a child from the state.
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injunction.
Further Reading (Articles)
Restraining orders on the rise, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); February 16, 1992; Doreen E. Iudica, Globe Staff
HOW STUFF WORKS: ; A look at restraining orders, The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV); January 24, 2011; Marshall Brain
Restraining orders are at record high, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); September 23, 1992; Adrian Walker, Globe Staff
Restraining orders no guarantee of safety, Oakland Tribune; September 27, 2008; Robert Salonga Malaika Fraley
RESTRAINING ORDERS ILLUSTRATE GREATER FOCUS ON SCHOOL SAFETY, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); May 15, 2000; Anand Vaishnav, and Doreen Iudica Vigue, GLOBE STAFF
Refuge not easy to find/ Abuse victims turn to restraining orders, The Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO); November 4, 2002; Jeremy Meyer The Gazette
REPORT: MANY RESTRAINING ORDERS GO UNSERVED, Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); July 27, 2005; Josh Kleinbaum Staff Writer
REPORT: MANY RESTRAINING ORDERS GO UNSERVED.(News), Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); July 27, 2005
THE WAR ON DOMESTIC ABUSE State records reveal discrepancies in enforcing restraining orders, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); September 25, 1994; This story was prepared by Alison Bass, Patricia Nealon and David Armstrong of the Globe staff. It was written by Bass.
Despite high-profile deaths, most restraining orders are effective, experts say/ Report violations, official urges, The Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO); September 13, 1999; Associated Press
Restraining orders get new review Recent domestic violence cases focus attention on local program, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); February 16, 1992; Patricia Nealon, Globe Staff
The abuse of restraining orders, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); August 30, 1999; Cathy Young
Counties’ Failures Put Victims at Risk; Md. Audit Finds Agencies Slow To Process Restraining Orders, The Washington Post; November 14, 1999; Craig Whitlock
Restraining Orders out of Control: Millions of Domestic-Abuse Protection Restraining Orders Are Given out Every Year in American Courts Based on False Allegations, Ruining the Lives of Children and Families, The New American; August 4, 2008; Hession, Gregory A.
SCHOOLS GRAPPLE WITH SURGE OF RESTRAINING ORDERS, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); December 3, 2000; Andrew Blake, GLOBE STAFF
Restraining Orders Offer Limited Protections, The Register Guard (Eugene, OR); January 2, 2006
Restraining orders may be appealed, New Haven Register (New Haven, CT); July 17, 2006; Thomas Kaplan
Tighten restraining orders, report says, San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA); March 1, 2008; Tania Chatila
Army instructs Silwan man to leave capital. IDF denies restraining orders within Green Line are always issued by police, Jerusalem Post; December 6, 2010; MELANIE LIDMAN
Restraining Orders: “Sometimes Works. and It Sometimes Doesn’t.”, Pasadena Star-News; June 17, 2013; Bartholomew, Dana
Temporary Restraining Order Definition in the context of the Federal Court System
Prohibits a person from taking 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. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held. Sometimes referred to as a “T.R.O.”
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