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court orders

court orders is the plural of court order.

Meaning of court order

Noun

court order (plural court orders)

  1. 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.
    • 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

Questions about court orders

What is court orders the plural of?
Court orders is the plural of court order.

Words near court orders in the dictionary

  1. court of regard
  2. court of second instance
  3. Court of Session
  4. court of world opinion
  5. court order
  6. court orders
  7. court packing
  8. court piece
  9. court plaster
  10. court plasters
  11. court poor box

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