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Definitions of court order
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 prohibition a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case
  • legal separation (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
  • 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
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