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
Abrego Garcia is a Salvadoran national who was deported to his home country in March despite a court order saying he could be deported anywhere but El Salvador.
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Sarah Bedford, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025
The Court lifted a lower court order that blocked Trump's executive order from February directing large-scale cuts at government agencies.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 July 2025
The court order forcing OpenAI to preserve user conversations is only the first glimpse into how these systems could threaten our private thoughts.
—Marko Stokić, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a lower court order that blocked sweeping layoffs of federal workers at nearly two dozen agencies while a legal battle over President Trump's plans to drastically cut the size of the government moves forward.
—July 8, CBS News, 8 July 2025
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Sarah Bedford, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025
The Court lifted a lower court order that blocked Trump's executive order from February directing large-scale cuts at government agencies.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 July 2025
The court order forcing OpenAI to preserve user conversations is only the first glimpse into how these systems could threaten our private thoughts.
—Marko Stokić, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a lower court order that blocked sweeping layoffs of federal workers at nearly two dozen agencies while a legal battle over President Trump's plans to drastically cut the size of the government moves forward.
—July 8, CBS News, 8 July 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 20 Jul. 2025.
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