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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Last fall, Judge Laura Taylor Swain found the city in contempt of a range of court orders and directed the parties to file proposals for an independent receiver. Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2025 Executive orders can be rescinded or amended by an act of Congress, a court order or another executive order. Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025 For instance, the Fresno Unified School District in California reaffirmed its policy against allowing immigration enforcement on school campuses without a valid court order. Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 During the hearing, before the court order came out, the government argued that granting the motion would essentially be a nationwide injunction because of the size of the National Federation of Independent Businesses. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for court order 

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of court order was in 1650

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“Court order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court%20order. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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