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Definition of protection order noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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.
    • protection order against somebody He obtained a protection order against her after she punched him on the jaw.
    Topics Law and justicec2
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