English Explanatory Dictionary

extreme risk protection order

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A court order issued upon petition of a law enforcement officer, family member, or household member that temporarily removes access to firearms from a person shown to be a danger to himself or herself or to others.

Word forms

extreme risk protection order extreme risk protection orders

Etymology

Coined in 2015.

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