court order

noun

A legally binding directive issued by a judge or authorized judicial officer that requires an individual or an entity to fulfill or perform specific actions or refrain from certain behaviors.

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Meanings

nouncourt order (plural court orders)

plural court orders

  1. lawA legally binding directive issued by a judge or authorized judicial officer that requires an individual or an entity to fulfill or perform specific actions or refrain from certain behaviors.

    The Reds were raising an awful howl. Andrews, the lawyer, had succeeded in getting a court order to see the arrested men, and of course the prisoners had all declared that the case was a put-up job.

    1920, Upton Sinclair, 100%: The Story of a Patriot

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 法庭命令
  • 法庭命令 (fǎtīng mìnglìng)a written command issued by a judge
Czech soudní příkaz
  • soudní příkaza written command issued by a judge
Dutch gerechtelijk bevel, rechterlijk bevel
  • gerechtelijk bevela written command issued by a judge
  • rechterlijk bevela written command issued by a judge
Esperanto juĝordono
  • juĝordonoa written command issued by a judge
Estonian kohtuotsus
  • kohtuotsusa written command issued by a judge
Finnish oikeuden määräys
  • oikeuden määräysa written command issued by a judge
French ordonnance judiciaire
  • ordonnance judiciairea written command issued by a judge
German Gerichtsbeschluss
  • Gerichtsbeschlussa written command issued by a judge
Hungarian bírói végzés, bírósági végzés
  • bírói végzésa written command issued by a judge
  • bírósági végzésa written command issued by a judge
Japanese 裁判所命令
  • 裁判所命令 (saibansho meirei)a written command issued by a judge
Portuguese ordem judicial
  • ordem judiciala written command issued by a judge
Russian распоряже́ние суда́
  • распоряже́ние суда́ (rasporjažénije sudá)a written command issued by a judge
Spanish orden judicial
  • orden judiciala written command issued by a judge
Swedish domstolsbeslut
  • domstolsbesluta written command issued by a judge
Vietnamese án lệnh
  • án lệnha written command issued by a judge
Cite this entry
APA

court order. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/court%20order

MLA

“court order.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/court%20order. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “court order,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/court%20order.

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