court-ordered
- adjective
- /kɔrt ˈɔrdərd/
- Formal
- We have a court-ordered search warrant, and we will execute it.
- court-ordered busing
- court-ordered sale
- court-ordered desegregation
That's just a court ordered psychiatric care for folks.
- That's just a court ordered psychiatric care for folks.
Examples
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Even most court-ordered drug treatments for casual users would become a thing of the past.
Academic text (2011) -
Firstly, he was sent to his father's house on a court-ordered visit for Thanksgiving.
Blog text (2) -
The court ordered the school district to provide a significant amount of compensatory services to the child.
Academic text (2013) -
In any case, court-ordered care is a growing element of current drug policy.
Academic text (2007) -
The site is shutting down 15 months after a UK court ordered Internet service providers to block it.
Blog text (18) -
Just wanted to let you know personally that your court-ordered discovery is on the way.
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Evaluations are usually court-ordered and performed by a mental health professional, such as a psychologist.
Academic text (2016) -
A parent can also be jailed for refusing to allow court-ordered visitation, too.
Blog text (19) -
Rawnie, ten years old, doesn't like this house where the judge court-ordered counselors to place her.
Fiction book (1994) -
After the incident, he was required to attend court-ordered therapy sessions to address his behavior.
Synonyms
Something a rule, law, or official says you must have
An official rule or authority sets what must be done
An official order fixes a date or rule
A person or group sets rules that people must follow
How Binding
Surface Forms
Morphology
court-ordered = court order (transparent) = court + order + ed
Formed by taking the familiar noun phrase 'court order' and adding the adjectival/past-participial suffix '-ed' to mean 'ordered by a court', which is directly inferable.
Etymology
Court-ordered puts together court ('where judges meet') and order ('official command'). So it means a decision from a court that people must follow.