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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In its third Thursday ruling, the Appeals Court reversed the contempt order issued by Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington against the state Office of Special Counsel for failing to comply with a court order directing it to turn over all the public records sought by American Oversight.
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Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
As the law stands now, companies that don't file their results before Jan. 1 face potential penalties currently slated at $509 a day, though the requirement could be pushed back by perhaps a year by Congressional action or court orders.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
Rioters Would Be Unpopular: Poll Rapper NBA YoungBoy Sentenced to 23 Months in Prison on Gun-Related Charges
Friedrich said Loftus has repeatedly violated court orders.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Antitrust experts said the two court orders blocking the deal posed huge roadblocks to the merger proposal that could delay it at least a year and possibly doom it forever.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
As the law stands now, companies that don't file their results before Jan. 1 face potential penalties currently slated at $509 a day, though the requirement could be pushed back by perhaps a year by Congressional action or court orders.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
Rioters Would Be Unpopular: Poll Rapper NBA YoungBoy Sentenced to 23 Months in Prison on Gun-Related Charges
Friedrich said Loftus has repeatedly violated court orders.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Antitrust experts said the two court orders blocking the deal posed huge roadblocks to the merger proposal that could delay it at least a year and possibly doom it forever.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Court order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court%20order. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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