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court-ordering

court-ordering is the present participle and gerund of court-order.

Meaning of court-order

Verb

court-order (third-person singular simple present court-orders, present participle court-ordering, simple past and past participle court-ordered)

  1. To place a court order upon
    • Court ordered people who don't have enough money to buy their freedom.1990 February 4, Cindy Lanane, “With The Confidence Other Women Have Given Me”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 14

Questions about court-ordering

What is court-ordering the present participle and gerund of?
Court-ordering is the present participle and gerund of court-order.

Words near court-ordering in the dictionary

  1. court-martialling
  2. court-martials
  3. court-noué
  4. court-order
  5. court-ordered
  6. court-ordering
  7. court-orders
  8. court-packing
  9. court-ridden
  10. courtable
  11. Courtallum

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