protection order

noun
🔊/prəˈtekʃn ɔːdə(r)/
🔊/prəˈtekʃn ɔːrdər/
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  1. a set of legal measures that are intended to stop somebody from harming somebody else
    • He breached the protection order by phoning his ex-wife on two occasions.他两次致电前妻违反了保护令。
    • protection order against somebody He obtained a protection order against her after she punched him on the jaw.在她猛击他的下巴后,他获得了对她的保护令。