TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER

an order of the court prohibiting a party from acting - for example, threatening, harassing, or physically abusing the other spouse and/or the children; selling personal property; taking money out of accounts; denying the other spouse a motor vehicle.

A pretrial order compelling a party to do something, or prohibiting him from certain activities.

A pretrial order,i.e.,interlocutory order,compelling a party to do something,or prohibiting him from certain activities.
Upon motion, courts may issue temporary orders at any time from the initial filing of a case to time of trial. Temporary restraining orders (TROs) are issued to preserve marital assets, such as restricting borrowing and spending. They also are used to restrain parties, usually the husband, from returning to the marital home (see Vacate; Motion to Vacate the Marital Home) or harassing the spouse.