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

According to the court order, the tree does not meet all the ordinance requirements, in part because the removal is not connected to an active development project. —Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026

The law also prohibits the release of students’ records or information about a student’s family without a court order or warrant. —Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2026

Per a court order from a prior case, Bryan was not supposed to be in contact with Cartwright. —Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025

If a Texas sheriff is insubordinate or doesn't comply with SB 8, the attorney general has the authority to file a court order and face potential legal penalties. —Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 30 Dec. 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