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
The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief, damages, and a court order requiring the groups to remove the dossiers of all Illinois residents from their websites.
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Mikayla Price, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit requested the court order the state to accept all eligible Islamic schools into the program.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
Mark Rosenbaum, an attorney at the pro bono law firm Public Counsel, helped secure the 1986 court order.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
The agreement does allow some exceptions, including requests to preserve data for a criminal investigation sent to the sheriff’s office from an Illinois law enforcement agency within that seven-day period or if there is a valid court order or subpoena.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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Mikayla Price, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit requested the court order the state to accept all eligible Islamic schools into the program.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
Mark Rosenbaum, an attorney at the pro bono law firm Public Counsel, helped secure the 1986 court order.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
The agreement does allow some exceptions, including requests to preserve data for a criminal investigation sent to the sheriff’s office from an Illinois law enforcement agency within that seven-day period or if there is a valid court order or subpoena.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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 23 Apr. 2026.
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