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
Drivers can expect to continue paying the tolls unless the court orders that they be halted.
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Winnie Hu, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Some are organizing legal challenges, but the new administration may take a leaf out of President Andrew Jackson’s book and defy court orders up to the U.S. Supreme Court itself.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025
Homan said the agreement with Adams on Rikers, which has been under court orders to resolve longstanding problems with security, use of force and more, was just one piece of a bigger collaboration.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Mayor Quinton Lucas said Thursday that the city would comply with a court order that temporarily suspends enforcement of a year-old ordinance that forced landlords to participate in a federal program that provides rental assistance to low-income families.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
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Winnie Hu, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Some are organizing legal challenges, but the new administration may take a leaf out of President Andrew Jackson’s book and defy court orders up to the U.S. Supreme Court itself.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025
Homan said the agreement with Adams on Rikers, which has been under court orders to resolve longstanding problems with security, use of force and more, was just one piece of a bigger collaboration.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Mayor Quinton Lucas said Thursday that the city would comply with a court order that temporarily suspends enforcement of a year-old ordinance that forced landlords to participate in a federal program that provides rental assistance to low-income families.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Court order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court%20order. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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