Definition that contains court order
- execution a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out
- separation (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
- garnishment a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee
- interdiction a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
- interdict a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
- contumacy willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court
- writ of error a judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trial
- civil contempt a failure to follow a court order that benefits someone else
- writ of execution a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out
- gag order a court order restricting information or comment by the participants involved in a lawsuit