ASBO noun

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/ˈæz.bəʊ/

/-boʊ/ n [C] UK abbreviation for

Definition

anti-social behaviour order: an official order that a person must behave in a particular way, for example that they must not go to a particular place, must not speak to particular people, etc. or they can go to prison

(Definition of ASBO noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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