A temporary restraining order (also known as a TRO) is a short-term court order issued by a judge which forbids a person from engaging with someone else. A TRO is a type of court injunction. Watch a video about court injunctions.
Temporary restraining orders are normally found in cases involving domestic violence, child abuse, divorce, harassment, and stalking. Temporary restraining orders are just as they sound: temporary. Generally, they are short-lived and only last a few days.
When a temporary restraining order is filed by a plaintiff, it can sometimes be discovered that the defendant suffered some sort of hardship or loss because of the TRO (such as lost wages or loss of family time, etc).
In order to prevent these losses from affecting the defendant, the court may sometimes order the plaintiff to file a Temporary Restraining Order Bond.