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 party asked for a court order to force her to return or delete the data. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

In court, Allen denied both allegations, insisting the encounter was entirely consensual, and then proceeded to ignore a series of court orders and deadlines. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026

Butler was one of three Republicans to vote against the court order. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

To win a court order, UC said in its filing, the government must show the university is currently breaking the law. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 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