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court order

NOUN
subpoena
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An appeals court last week upheld a district court order halting work on the ballroom but put its ruling on hold to allow for the administration to appeal to the Supreme Court.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Linda, originally from Llanybydder in Wales, had been in the midst of divorce proceedings and had visited a bank with a court order to freeze her husband's bank accounts the week before she vanished.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Senior Principal Veterinary Officer Elsie McGarvey said the department was "technically" potentially in breach of the court order by extending the grace period.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

State law makes it is a crime for someone to record a conversation without the consent of other participants, unless they have been granted a court order to do so.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Katzenbach told Wallace, loud enough for all to hear, to abide by the federal court order.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry




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