restraining

  • 1restraining — index compulsory, limiting, preventive, prohibitive (restrictive), restrictive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2Restraining — Restrain Re*strain , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Restrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Restraining}.] [OE. restreinen, F. restreindre, fr. L. restringere, restrictum; pref. re re + stringere to draw, bind, or press together. See {Strain}, v. t., and cf.… …

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  • 3restraining — adj. Restraining is used with these nouns: ↑influence, ↑order …

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  • 4restraining order — see order 3b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. restraining order …

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  • 5Restraining Order — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Restraining order est le terme anglophone pour une ordonnance restrictive, une injonction contraignant à faire ou ne pas faire certains choses. le titre… …

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  • 6restraining order — restraining orders N COUNT A restraining order is an order by a court of law that someone should stop doing something until a court decides whether they are legally allowed to continue doing it. [mainly AM, LEGAL] His estranged wife had taken out …

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  • 7restraining circle — n. 1. any of three circles on the floor of a basketball court used for jump balls: other players must remain outside the circle during a jump ball 2. any of five circles similarly used for face offs in ice hockey * * * …

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  • 8restraining device — index barrier Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 9restraining circle — n. 1. any of three circles on the floor of a basketball court used for jump balls: other players must remain outside the circle during a jump ball 2. any of five circles similarly used for face offs in ice hockey …

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  • 10Restraining order — A restraining order or order of protection is a form of legal injunction that requires a party to do, or to refrain from doing, certain acts. A party that refuses to comply with an order faces criminal or civil penalties and may have to pay… …

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