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

Huntington Beach has until mid-April to update its housing plan, per a December court order from San Diego Superior Court Judge Katherine Bacal. —Claire Wang, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026

The county medical examiner announced later December that due to a court order, information about the cause and manner of death for the Reiners would no longer be available. —Paris Barraza, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026

Pineda had been in custody for six days and had been arrested on suspicion of grand theft and for violating a court order, according to investigators. —Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026

The lawsuit Paxton brought against the company sought compensation for economic losses, civil penalties and a court order compelling the company to take corrective measures to prevent future tragedies. —Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 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