Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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motion for a protective order

See MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER.

motion for protective order

A party's request that the court protect it from potentially abusive action by the other party, usu. relating to discovery, as when one party seeks discovery of the other party's trade secrets. ( A court will sometimes craft a protective order to protect one party's trade secrets by ordering that any secret information exchanged in discovery be used only for purposes of the pending suit and not be publicized. - Also termed motion for a protective order.

protective order

1. A court order prohibiting or restricting a party from engaging in a legal procedure (esp. discovery) that unduly annoys or burdens the opposing party or a third-party witness. 2. RESTRAINING ORDER (1).