Verb
They ordered everyone out of the house.
The soldiers were ordered back to the base.
“Stop! Drop your weapon!” ordered the officer.
The court threw out the conviction and ordered a new trial.
The judge ordered that the charges be dismissed.
He was accused of ordering the murder of his wife.
I ordered the books from the company's website.
The shirt you ordered should arrive in the mail in a couple of days.
To order, call the number at the bottom of your screen. Order now and receive a free gift!Noun
That's an order, not a request!
Failing to comply with an order will result in the loss of your job.
She received an order to appear in court.
They can't close down the school without an order from the governor's office.
The mayor gave an order to evacuate the city.
It's not his fault. He was only following orders.
I'm not taking orders from you! You're not my boss.
The city was evacuated by order of the mayor.
The store received an order for 200 roses this morning.
They had trouble filling large customer orders.
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After a federal judge on Tuesday ordered a weeklong pause on the plan, his White House on Wednesday rescinded the original order.—Philip Elliott, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025 Even as the Fed ordered the last of its 2024 rate cuts, at its December meeting, the panel forecast a significantly slower pace of cuts in 2025, citing lingering inflation and strong economic growth.—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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To that extent, the Trump Administration move makes sense, since it’s keyed to a change–an order that most remote and hybrid workers return to the office by or be fired and that agencies submit their back-to-work plans by February 7.—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025 Multiple suits over the citizenship order have been filed in multiple jurisdictions.—Sam Baker, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for order
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from ordre, noun
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French ordre, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin ordin-, ordo ecclesiastical order, from Latin, arrangement, group, class; akin to Latin ordiri to lay the warp, begin
: an order from a court or quasi-judicial tribunal to stop engaging in a particular activity or practice (as an unfair labor practice) compare injunction, mandamus, stay
—consent order
: an agreement of litigating parties that by consent takes the form of a court order
—final order
: an order of a court or quasi-judicial tribunal which leaves nothing further to be determined or accomplished in that forum except execution of the judgment and from which an appeal will lie
—gag order
: an order barring public disclosure or discussion (as by the involved parties or the press) of information relating to a case
—order to show cause
: an order requiring the prospective object of a legal action to show cause why that action should not take place
called alsoshow cause order
—pretrial order
: a court order setting out the rulings, stipulations, and other actions taken at a pretrial conference
—protection order
: restraining order in this entry
—protective order
: an order issued for the protection of a particular party: as
a: an order that limits, denies, or defers discovery by a party in order to prevent undue embarrassment, expense, oppression, or disclosure of trade secrets
b: restraining order in this entry
—qualified domestic relations order
: an order, decree, or judgment that satisfies the criteria set out in section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code for the payment of all or part of individual pension, profit sharing, or retirement benefits usually to a divorcing spouse (as for alimony or child support)
Note:
The alienation or assignment of funds under a qualified domestic relations order does not affect the tax status of the plan from which such funds are paid.
—restraining order\ri-ˈstrā-niŋ- \
: temporary restraining order in this entry
: an order of a specified duration issued after a hearing attended by all parties that is intended to protect one individual from violence, abuse, harassment, or stalking by another especially by prohibiting or restricting access or proximity to the protected partyexcluded from the home by a restraining order issued because of domestic violence
called alsoprotection order, protective order
compare temporary restraining order in this entry
—show cause order
: order to show cause in this entry
—temporary restraining order
: an order of brief duration that is issued ex parte to protect the plaintiff's rights from immediate and irreparable injury by preserving a situation or preventing an act until a hearing for a preliminary injunction can be held
: a protective order issued ex parte for a brief period prior to a hearing on a restraining order attended by both parties and intended to provide immediate protection from violence or threatened violence
—turnover order\ˈtər-ˌnō-vər- \
: an order commanding one party to turn over property to another
especially: an order commanding a judgment debtor to turn over assets to a judgment creditor
turnover order in aid of execution—California Code of Civil Procedure
d
: a command issued by a military superior
4
a
: a direction regarding the party to whom a negotiable instrument shall be paid
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