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
Previously, a court order was required to collect the samples from fallen soldiers.
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Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The justices in June did not rule out court orders with nationwide effects in class-action lawsuits and lawsuits brought by states.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
Nor can this ruling be reconciled with the Court’s decisions in many other cases — including recent rulings that allowed lower court orders to block pro-immigrant policies under the Biden administration.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
Abrego Garcia entered the country illegally more than a decade ago but had a court order blocking his deportation to El Salvador over what a judge found was a credible fear of persecution by gangs there.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
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Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The justices in June did not rule out court orders with nationwide effects in class-action lawsuits and lawsuits brought by states.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
Nor can this ruling be reconciled with the Court’s decisions in many other cases — including recent rulings that allowed lower court orders to block pro-immigrant policies under the Biden administration.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
Abrego Garcia entered the country illegally more than a decade ago but had a court order blocking his deportation to El Salvador over what a judge found was a credible fear of persecution by gangs there.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for court order
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“Court order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court%20order. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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