court order

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun An order issued by a court, usually at the request of a party to a case, directing a party or participant in a case to take a certain action.

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• noun law A written command, issued by a judge, requiring whomever it is served upon to do whatever the order says, under penalty of being held in contempt of court.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something