court order
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of court order
First recorded in 1640–50
Example Sentences
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Since 2014, social media companies in Brazil could be fined if they didn’t comply with court orders.
From Los Angeles Times
He denied ever seeing a child, acknowledging it would be in breach of existing court orders.
From BBC
The outcome included a court order to pay $1.2 million in restitution to the IRS.
From MarketWatch
The suit seeks a court order that would require California to monitor on-campus antisemitism, eliminate antisemitic curricula and impose limits on funding for schools that fail to enforce nondiscrimination policies.
From Los Angeles Times
Those companies have barred authorities from accessing such information and said they would release it only if compelled by a court order or warrant.
From Los Angeles Times
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