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court order

noun

  1. any rule or regulation of a court with which one must comply or risk a contempt action.



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Origin of court order1

First recorded in 1640–50
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to answer questions from members of Congress on Thursday about how he would respond to court orders.

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Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March , despite an immigration court order saying he couldn’t be deported there, was returned to the U.S. last week.

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" is happening is a wilful and deliberate misinterpretation of the court order," he said.

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In January, a court order forced the government to launch a rescue operation.

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She also raised concern that a proposal to amend tax procedures, allowing the tax authority to access personal data without a court order, could undermine privacy rights.

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