court order
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of court order
First recorded in 1640–50
Example Sentences
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The opposing law firm didn’t catch the flaw and cited the same fake cases in its filings, including in a drafted court order that got signed by a judge.
From Los Angeles Times
And once police make a demand, the subject must hand over the data and then seek a court order to make certain correspondence inadmissable at trial.
The company continued to sell military members’ vehicles even after a Camp Pendleton attorney told them in 2024 they couldn’t sell the vehicles without a court order, the Department of Justice claims.
From Los Angeles Times
On 25 January, he spoke in an interview with podcaster Liam Tuffs on YouTube about how he had been made the subject of a "court order that we cannot cross".
From BBC
The exhumation was done after the police obtained a court order to retrieve 14 bodies that were initially believed to have been buried at the site.
From BBC
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