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court order

noun [C]
 
 

Definition

an instruction given by a court telling someone what they can or cannot doCourt cases, orders and decisions
(Definition of court order noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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