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Anti Social Behaviour Order, used mainly against youths who annoy ordinary respectable people and workers.

These can be in the form of curfew orders, so yobs cannot hang out in the street at night. Also to prevent street drinking, thus preventing drunk and disorderly bahaviour. Also to prevent agressive beggars approaching strangers for money.

A method of containment, while a longer term method can be implemented to encourage young people off under-age drinking, drugs, and to get them to school, and then to gainful employment.
John got an ASBO, not to use abusive language.
ASBO's by Kerb November 27, 2004
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A label that is given to the people who violated the Antisocial Behavior Order. It's a pejorative that was given to the people by the British government.
MP Smith: Those ASBOs are a huge problem for our society.
ASBOs by Critikale May 19, 2018