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

The company also didn’t obtain a court order before selling or auctioning the vehicles, the lawsuit alleges. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Detention staff cannot force an individual to eat or drink without a court order. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

The plaintiffs want to go through arbitration individually, but say a court order is necessary to preserve their employment while that process unfolds. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026

Block has been in regulators’ crosshairs more than almost any other fintech over the last two years, and the court order could shed light on a major case pending against Zelle. — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 10 July 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