court order
Definitions
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.
Equivalents
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Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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