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order of protection

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An instruction or order issued by a court to a party to an action, especially to refrain from some act, such as causing a nuisance.

final hearing

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The last session, as of an investigatory committee or a grand jury, at which testimony is taken from witnesses.

misdemeanor

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A lesser crime punishable by a fine and/or county jail time for up to one year.

A crime sufficiently serious to be punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison, as distinguished from a misdemeanor which is only punishable by confinement to county or local jail and/or ...

imprisonment

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The act of confining someone in a prison.

irreconcilable differences

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The usual basis for granting a divorce (dissolution) in no-fault divorce states. If one party says the marriage is irretrievable and refuses to reconcile then such differences are proved to exist.