Black’s Law Dictionary 1st Edition, page 854:
ORDER. In a general sense. A mandate, precept; a command or direction authoritatively given ; a rule or regulation. I’he distinction between “order” and “requisition” is that the first is a mandatory act, the latter a request. 19 Johns. 7.
In practice. Every direction of a court or judge made or entered in writing, and not included in a judgment, is denominated an “order.” An application for an order is a motion. Code Civil Proe. Cal. § 1003; Code N.Y.§400.
Orders are also issued by subordinate legislative authorities. Such are the English orders in council, or orders issued by the privy council in the
name of the queen, either in exercise of the royal prerogative or in pursuance of an act of parliament. ‘l’he rules of court under the judicature act are grouped together in the form of orders, each order dealing with a. particular subject-matter. Sweet.
An order is also an informal bill of exchange or letter of request whereby the party to whom it is addressed is directed to payor deliver to a person therein named the whole or part of a fund or other property of person making the order, and which is in the possession of the drawee.
It is further a designation of the person to whom a bill of exchange or negotiable promissory note is to be paid.
It is also used to designate a rank, class, or division of men ; as the order of nobles, order at’ knights, order of priests, etc.
In French law. ‘l’he name order (order) is given to the operation which has for its object to fix the rank of the preferences claimed by the creditors in the distribution of the price [arising from the sale] of an immovable affected by their liens. Dalloz, mot “Ordre. ”
Black’s law Dictionary 2nd Edition, pages 857-:
ORDER. ‘ In a general Bense. A’ man date, precept ; a command or direction . au thoritatively given ; a rule or regulation.
The distinction between “order” and “requisi tion” is that the first is a mandatory act, the latter a request. Mills v. Martin, 19 Johns. (N. Y.) 7.
In practice. Every direction of a court or judge made or entered in writing, and not
included in a judgment, is denominated an “order.” An application tor an order is a to have an injunction to quiet his possession till motion. Code Civ. Proc. Cal § 1003; Code N. Y. § 400.
Orders are also issued by subordinate legislative authorities. Such are the English orders in council, or orders issued by the privy council in the
name of the queen, either in exercise of the royal prerogative or in pursuance of an act of parliament. ‘l’he rules of court under the judicature act are grouped together in the form of orders, each order dealing with a. particular subject-matter. Sweet.
An order is also an informal bill of exchange or letter of request whereby the party to whom it is addressed is directed to payor deliver to a person therein named the whole or part of a fund or other property of