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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The county is seeking a court order to halt the noxious emissions as well as civil penalties for environmental and public health violations.
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
In addition to requesting a court order to halt Character.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
The default punished Jones for failing to comply with court orders to disclose business records and found in favor of the families on the central point of their suit — that Jones’ hoax broadcasts were outrageous lies and were responsible for a decade of harassment and anguish.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 6 Dec. 2024
The cyberespionage campaign has given the hackers access to multiple types of information, including vast reams of call records, access to some specific phone calls, and systems where telecoms partner with law enforcement and intelligence agencies with a court order to access targets’ information.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
In addition to requesting a court order to halt Character.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
The default punished Jones for failing to comply with court orders to disclose business records and found in favor of the families on the central point of their suit — that Jones’ hoax broadcasts were outrageous lies and were responsible for a decade of harassment and anguish.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 6 Dec. 2024
The cyberespionage campaign has given the hackers access to multiple types of information, including vast reams of call records, access to some specific phone calls, and systems where telecoms partner with law enforcement and intelligence agencies with a court order to access targets’ information.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Court order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court%20order. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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