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

Noem’s minions would defy and frustrate federal judges seeking basic information from DHS about the department’s compliance with court orders. —Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026

Immigration arrests have occurred at workplaces, during traffic stops, outside Home Depot, and while washing a car in a driveway, habeas court orders filed in the Southern District show. —Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026

First wife Heather Thomas testified about her own betrayal, with its court order for Kassotis to pay up on their divorce agreement. —Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026

At the end of the year, the court order became permanent, and Jamie was appointed conservator with attorney Andrew Wallet named as co-conservator. —Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for court order

• camcorder
• disorder
• recorder
• reorder
• suborder
• transborder
• boarder
• border
• corder
• warder