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

In the meantime, officials are operating on two distinct sets of guidance: rules that apply to grants awarded to scientists in states subject to the recent court order, and Trump administration guidance that still holds everywhere else. —Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025

Sony is essentially seeking a court order to put Creation Stories into liquidation. —Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025

Lawmakers are seeking a court order declaring the OBBA provision unconstitutional and pausing its implementation. —Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 29 July 2025

In a statement Monday, the Petoskey Department of Public Safety said the agency sought and received a court order Friday to place Gille in protective custody, deeming him a risk to himself or others. —Ed White, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025

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