protection order
noun /prəˈtekʃn ɔːdə(r)/
/prəˈtekʃn ɔːrdər/
- 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.
- protection order against somebody He obtained a protection order against her after she punched him on the jaw.