court order
noun
: an order issuing from a competent court that requires a party to do or abstain from doing a specified act
Examples of court order in a Sentence
He received a court order barring him from entering the building.
He is barred by court order from entering the building.
The town is under court order to fix the problem.
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Some of those funds were later reportedly restored — partly by court order — but other lines of funding were left frozen, including access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) specifically for LGBTQ+ people through PEPFAR.
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 9 Apr. 2025
The emergency ruling, for now, lifts one of two lower court orders reversing the mass terminations.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Abrego Garcia’s case was different, though, because of an earlier court order that protected him from being expelled from the United States.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The administration deports 17 more people to El Salvador despite a court order blocking the flights.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 9 Apr. 2025
The emergency ruling, for now, lifts one of two lower court orders reversing the mass terminations.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Abrego Garcia’s case was different, though, because of an earlier court order that protected him from being expelled from the United States.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The administration deports 17 more people to El Salvador despite a court order blocking the flights.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for court order
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“Court order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court%20order. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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