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.
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Some hospitals, however, reversed course under pressure from patients’ families or court orders.
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The bill would also restrict DHS from releasing the names, badge numbers or agencies of local first responders without a court order.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Law enforcement officials kept a tight lid on their criminal probe during that time and even got a court order barring coroner officials from releasing their findings.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026
Darryl Stallworth, Cutright’s attorney, said the court order instructed sheriff’s officials to only allow Cutright to be released from the jail with a GPS monitor bracelet on his ankle supplied at his own cost.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The bill would also restrict DHS from releasing the names, badge numbers or agencies of local first responders without a court order.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Law enforcement officials kept a tight lid on their criminal probe during that time and even got a court order barring coroner officials from releasing their findings.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026
Darryl Stallworth, Cutright’s attorney, said the court order instructed sheriff’s officials to only allow Cutright to be released from the jail with a GPS monitor bracelet on his ankle supplied at his own cost.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Court order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court%20order. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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