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

But, according to a Times analysis, the department has gotten worse at serving court orders each year since 2020. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Rather, his office is pushing for a court order to limit reproductive technology. — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Brennan alleges the investigations targeting him are politically motivated, and is seeking a court order to force the preservation of records and communications of top department and White House officials. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

According to a later report by Le Monde published today, the new court order also spells out why that argument in itself is an inherent contradiction. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 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