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 most popular consumer platforms, Ancestry and 23andMe, resist law enforcement requests without a court order, subpoena or warrant.
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Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
Collection activities were paused in December 2022 as part of a court order for any claimant who filed for benefits on or after March 1, 2020, and who received an overpayment letter and appealed or protested the decision.
—Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
In commercial leases, however, after a default, even after the default is cured by the tenant (i.e., the tenant pays all back rent and legal expenses,) the landlord can get a court order of eviction, or the landlord has the right to simply lock out the tenant without notice.
—Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2024
In a decision based on procedural technicality, the appellate court found that Wyandotte County District Court did not properly notify Jennings and McLeod that ownership would be answered by the judge in his court order.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024
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Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
Collection activities were paused in December 2022 as part of a court order for any claimant who filed for benefits on or after March 1, 2020, and who received an overpayment letter and appealed or protested the decision.
—Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
In commercial leases, however, after a default, even after the default is cured by the tenant (i.e., the tenant pays all back rent and legal expenses,) the landlord can get a court order of eviction, or the landlord has the right to simply lock out the tenant without notice.
—Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2024
In a decision based on procedural technicality, the appellate court found that Wyandotte County District Court did not properly notify Jennings and McLeod that ownership would be answered by the judge in his court order.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024
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“Court order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court%20order. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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