RESTRAINING

ppr. 1. Holding back from proceeding; checking; repressing; hindering from motion or action; suppressing.
2. a. Abridging; limiting; as a restraining statute.

restraining order

re strain ing or der ▶noun a temporary court order issued to prohibit an individual from carrying out a particular action, esp. approaching or contacting a specified person.

restraining order

re |strain |ing order ▶noun a temporary court order issued to prohibit an individual from carrying out a particular action, especially approaching or contacting a specified person.