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

But agents flew Mohamed out before that court order came down. — Julia Coin updated July 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

Giavara seeks profits from the movie and unspecified damages, plus a court order naming him as a writer of the film. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026

Khan says the story ultimately comes down to something simpler than legal filings or court orders. — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026

The three charges can still be prosecuted, but separately in accordance with the court order. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 29 June 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