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

In September 2024, Milpitas successfully sought a court order to prevent McHarris from leaking information prior to a trial, accusing him of sharing confidential witness deposition testimony with the media. —Esther Sun, Mercury News, 28 June 2025

In short, a universal injunction is a court order that prohibits the government from enforcing a law, regulation or policy against anyone - not just the plaintiffs in a case. —Scott Neuman, NPR, 27 June 2025

Ultimately, the board complied with a court order to produce documents requested by HUD, a court filing shows. —Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2025

A number of court orders sparked by GOP plaintiffs similarly barred his policies nationwide, including on such issues as student loan forgiveness and COVID-19 restrictions. —Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

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