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
Yet nearly two years later, there is no court order to fix the problem.
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Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Nixon backed down, complied with the court order and appointed Leon Jaworski to succeed Cox.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2025
The Education Department is now tweaking the applications to make sure all their repayment plans comply with the new court order, an agency spokesperson told CNBC last week.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Mexico wants some $10 billion from US companies Mexico wants an unspecified amount of monetary damages, estimated in the range of $10 billion, and a court order requiring gun companies to change their practices.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
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Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Nixon backed down, complied with the court order and appointed Leon Jaworski to succeed Cox.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2025
The Education Department is now tweaking the applications to make sure all their repayment plans comply with the new court order, an agency spokesperson told CNBC last week.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Mexico wants some $10 billion from US companies Mexico wants an unspecified amount of monetary damages, estimated in the range of $10 billion, and a court order requiring gun companies to change their practices.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 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 18 Mar. 2025.
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