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court-ordered

court-ordered

17 3.7
Made by a court that people or companies must follow
  • adjective
  • /kɔrt ˈɔrdərd/
  • Formal
translation icon : ordenado por un tribunal
  • 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.

Examples

  • 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.

  • 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

required
vscourt-ordered
  • Formal
1.4

Something a rule, law, or official says you must have

is a mandate issued by a judge, not just a general obligation
prescribed
vscourt-ordered
  • Formal
4.4

An official rule or authority sets what must be done

is ordered by a judge rather than set by general regulations
decreed
vscourt-ordered
  • Formal
6.9

An official order fixes a date or rule

is a judge's direct mandate rather than any other official command
imposed
vscourt-ordered
  • Formal
4.1

A person or group sets rules that people must follow

is a judicial mandate from a judge, not merely an enforced requirement

How Binding

court-ordered
  • Formal
17 3.7
to mandate
  • Formal
169 4.9
required
  • Formal
1.4
optional
99 3.3

Surface Forms

court-ordered positive

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.