protective order

protective order definition - legal

n

A court order intended to protect a party from annoyance, undue burden, or expense due to an abuse of the legal system; a restraining order.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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