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

With no dissents, the justices upheld a state court order requiring the use of a 2022 election map, which favors Republicans in six of the eight districts. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

To get here, the 24-year-old had to secure a February court order on his third try to get a sixth season of college eligibility. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

In reality, the process stalled and splintered With Kennedy’s committee shut down by the court order, doctors’ groups that used to collaborate with the ACIP have gone their own way. — Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Bourne, who leads the local chapter of conservative organization Moms for Liberty, was recently charged with violating a court order. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 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