Definition

Adjective: Ordered, mandated, or required by a court of law. It describes an action, procedure, or condition that is legally enforced through a judicial ruling.

Usage

This adjective is used to modify a noun, indicating that the noun's action or state is the direct result of a court's legal authority. It is typically placed before the noun it describes.

Examples

• The company must undergo a court-ordered audit of its financial records.
• She received court-ordered community service as part of her sentence.
• The children were placed in court-ordered foster care.
• The court-ordered sale of the property will proceed next month.

Advanced Usage

• As a predicate adjective: The action can be described as being "court-ordered."
  • The mediation session was court-ordered.
• In legal and formal contexts: The term is standard in legal documents, news reports, and official communications to specify the source of an obligation.
  • The judge issued a court-ordered injunction to halt construction.

Variants and Related Words

• Court-mandated (adjective): A near-synonym meaning required by a court order.
• Judicially mandated (adjective): A more formal synonym with the same meaning.
• Injunction (noun): A court order commanding or preventing a specific action.
• Subpoena (noun): A court order to appear in court or produce documents.

Synonyms

• Judicial
• Mandated
• Decreed
• Enjoined

Antonyms

• Voluntary
• Optional
• Discretionary

Adjective

1. ordered by a court of law