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search order
search order n (Law) an injunction allowing a person to enter the premises of another to search for and take copies of evidence required for a court case, used esp in cases of infringement of copyright. Former name: Anton Piller order search order
search order a civil search warrant. Originally devised by the courts as an order of the High Court ordering the defendant to allow the plaintiff to inspect, remove or copy documents, granted on the plaintiff ‘s showing danger to the evidence and known as Anton Piller orders after the leading case, these are now statutory. |