court order noun 1court-order verb 1forms 4 noun1 •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 court-order verb1 •To place a court order uponCourt ordered people who don't have enough money to buy their freedom. — 1990 formscourt-ordered · court-ordering · court-orders · court orders
