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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Media lawyers now fear that Trump will ramp up the deployment of subpoenas, specious lawsuits, court orders, and search warrants to seize reporters’ notes, devices, and source materials. —

David Remnick, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024 Cohen had been under a court order for mental health treatment, according to police records. —

Miguel Torres, Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2024 The law applies to debts for which a court order for collection was issued and enforcement proceedings had begun before Dec. 1. —

Samya Kullab and Elise Morton The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2024 The law applies to debts for which a court order for collection was issued and enforcement proceedings had commenced before Dec. 1, 2024. —

Samya Kullab and Elise Morton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for court order