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
He was released May 9 on a $25,000 unsecured bond, via a court order by U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu, court records show.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
That compact requires records to be available in other states unless someone files a petition and a court orders the BCA to seal them.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 13 May 2024
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
That compact requires records to be available in other states unless someone files a petition and a court orders the BCA to seal them.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 13 May 2024
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 May. 2024.
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