temporary restraining order
Emergency legal prohibition
A temporary restraining order is a court order that prohibits someone from specific actions—typically contacting or approaching another person—until a full hearing can be held.
Often abbreviated TRO, it provides immediate but short-term protection in cases involving domestic violence, harassment, or disputes where waiting for a trial could cause irreparable harm: She filed for a temporary restraining order after he showed up at her workplace.
Court-ordered behavioral requirement
- court orderBinding judicial directive
- petitionFormal written appeal
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- affidavitSworn written statement
plaintiff · defendant · petitioner · respondent · judge · jurisdiction · attorney · lawyer
Cruel or violent treatment
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- violenceHarmful physical force
- threatIndication of potential harm
intimidation · custody · spouse · partner · family · victim · advocate · survivor
One harmed by another
- safetyFreedom from harm
- shelterProtected place or structure
- separationState of being apart
- distanceSpace between two points
safeguard · shield · refuge · sanctuary · intervention · advocacy · hotline · escape
End of validity
- extensionAdded part or duration
- renewalMaking current again
- permanentFixed without end
- preliminaryBefore the main part
service · violation · contempt · appeal · modification · dissolution · duration · deadline
injunction
Court-ordered behavioral requirement
- court orderBinding judicial directive
- petitionFormal written appeal
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
affidavit · plaintiff · defendant · petitioner · respondent · judge · jurisdiction · attorney · lawyer · complaint
abuse
Cruel or violent treatment
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- violenceHarmful physical force
threat · intimidation · custody · spouse · partner · family · victim · advocate · survivor · coercion
victim
One harmed by another
- safetyFreedom from harm
- shelterProtected place or structure
- separationState of being apart
distance · safeguard · shield · refuge · sanctuary · intervention · advocacy · hotline · escape · security
expiration
End of validity
preliminary · service · violation · contempt · appeal · modification · dissolution · duration · deadline · continuance
- court orderscourt order, injunction, order, subpoena, summons
- injunctionsenjoin
- court filingscomplaint, motion to dismiss, counterclaim, pleading, cross-claim
- court motionsmotion to dismiss
- expedited proceedingsemergency hearing
temporary restraining orderfinal judgment
Conclusive court resolution
consent decree · standing order · lifetime ban · final decree
temporary restraining orderdismissal
Removal from position
freedom of movement · case dismissed · motion denied · expungement · acquittal
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