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
Customers who are eligible for cash as part of the settlement ‒ in either wave of payouts ‒ will be paid a maximum of $51 each, the court order said.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Customers who are eligible for cash as part of the settlement — in either wave of payouts — will be paid a maximum of $51 each, the court order said.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Produced by Live Nation Studios (A Star is Born) and Future Artists Entertainment (Poker Face), Wilson stars in Girl Group as a pop diva who’s been kicked out of her own group’s reunion tour and slapped with a community service court order.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
What to Know The eight former watchdogs sought a court order reinstating them immediately, along with back pay, arguing the abrupt dismissals violated their statutory and constitutional rights.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Customers who are eligible for cash as part of the settlement — in either wave of payouts — will be paid a maximum of $51 each, the court order said.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Produced by Live Nation Studios (A Star is Born) and Future Artists Entertainment (Poker Face), Wilson stars in Girl Group as a pop diva who’s been kicked out of her own group’s reunion tour and slapped with a community service court order.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
What to Know The eight former watchdogs sought a court order reinstating them immediately, along with back pay, arguing the abrupt dismissals violated their statutory and constitutional rights.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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 1 Oct. 2025.
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