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 judge also noted that the performer left the Dominican Republic this year, violating a court order to remain there after he was arrested in January on domestic violence charges and detained a year ago for allegedly assaulting a local music producer.
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Larry Neumeister, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
So much so that Bram Stoker’s heirs got a court order to have the movie’s copies destroyed, yet some copies survived.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2024
In the most serious cases, Ofcom said, the regulator could seek a court order to block access to a service in the U.K. or limit the firm’s access to payment providers or advertisers.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
Corley also found in this case that a court order temporarily blocking the deal isn’t warranted because gamers could seek divestiture after the merger is consummated.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
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Larry Neumeister, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
So much so that Bram Stoker’s heirs got a court order to have the movie’s copies destroyed, yet some copies survived.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2024
In the most serious cases, Ofcom said, the regulator could seek a court order to block access to a service in the U.K. or limit the firm’s access to payment providers or advertisers.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
Corley also found in this case that a court order temporarily blocking the deal isn’t warranted because gamers could seek divestiture after the merger is consummated.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Court order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court%20order. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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