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.
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Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran native who had been living in Maryland with his wife and children, was deported in March to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison -- despite a 2019 court order barring his deportation to that country due to fear of persecution.
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Laura Romero, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
The Verge first reported on the court order and settlement information.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Per a court order obtained by PEOPLE, Snelling's days are spent at her mother's home in Morristown and her nights are spent at her father's home in Jefferson City, which is approximately 30 minutes away.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Most notable was her dissent in June when the court stripped lower court judges of the power to impose nationwide court orders.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
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Laura Romero, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
The Verge first reported on the court order and settlement information.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Per a court order obtained by PEOPLE, Snelling's days are spent at her mother's home in Morristown and her nights are spent at her father's home in Jefferson City, which is approximately 30 minutes away.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Most notable was her dissent in June when the court stripped lower court judges of the power to impose nationwide court orders.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Court order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court%20order. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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