Orders
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
Rules made by a court or other competent jurisdiction. The formula is generally in these words: It is ordered, etc. The instructions given by the owner to the captain or commander of a ship, which he is to follow in the course of the voyage. Rules regulating the procedure of the High Court of Justice in England. They were made by judges under statutory powers and have the force of a statute.