stay-apart order
nounUK /ˈsteɪ əˌpɑːt ˈɔːdə/
US /ˈsteɪ əˌpɑːrt ˈɔːrdər/
A rule that says two people must not be near each other.
The judge gave the man a stay-apart order so he could not go near his neighbor.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A legal command from a court that keeps one person away from another.
She asked the court for a stay-apart order after the threats.
3. A rule at school that keeps two students from sitting or playing together.
The teacher made a stay-apart order for the two boys who kept arguing.
4. An instruction that two things must be kept separate.
There was a stay-apart order for the wet and dry materials in the lab.