A TRO; an order of the court which temporarily restricts a person from being within a certain distance from another person and may also prohibit other actions so as to ensure the safety of the person taking out the protective order. It is a common device used for protection involving domestic violence issues and is designed to prevent further mental, physical, verbal or other … [Read more...] about TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS (TPS)
Status granted to persons in the United Status from countries experiencing war or turmoil, which allows the person to live and work in the U.S. for a limited period of time. … [Read more...] about TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS (TPS)
TEMPORALIS
Lat. In the civil law. Temporary; limited to a certain time, Temporalis aetio. An action which could only be brought within a certain period-Temporalis exceptio. A temporary exception which barred an action for a time only. … [Read more...] about TEMPORALIS
TEMPORARY CUSTODY
In a separation or divorce proceeding, an order granting one parent temporary physical possession of a child. … [Read more...] about TEMPORARY CUSTODY
TEMPORARY INSANITY
A defense in a criminal trial where the defendant claims that they were temporarily and briefly in an excited state where their frame of mind could not appreciate the difference between right and wrong. … [Read more...] about TEMPORARY INSANITY