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restrain
verb as in keep under control; hold back
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Raducanu has won just one match since Cavaday's departure but also had to deal with a man who followed her to four tournaments before being issued with a restraining order by Dubai Police.
Ali issued a temporary restraining order on Feb. 13 that barred the administration from pausing appropriated aid payments.
District Judge Amir Ali, the court said he “should clarify what obligations the Government must fulfill to ensure compliance with the temporary restraining order, with due regard for the feasibility of any compliance timelines.”
He was removed and later given a restraining order by police.
An inquest into her death in 2006 heard a safety bar designed to restrain passengers as the ride plummeted down a near-vertical chute at 50mph had not been lowered before it started.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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