final order

This is the court order that brings civil litigation to an end. Final orders conclusively determine the legal rights litigants in legal proceedings, such that the rights become res judicata.  The force or effect of final court orders cannot be disputed, except on appeal to a higher court in the judicial hierarchy.

The court may make any number or type of final orders. They may include final injunctions, orders that an assessment of damages takes place, an account of profits, orders that a party pay the costs of the other, or any other remedy within the power of the court.

Usage: The court's order included a final order that the defendant was liable for the costs of the claimant in the litigation.

Related Words: res judicata; interim order; final injunction; cause of action; assessment of damages; damages; pleading; interim remedy; specific performance; final process; hearing: litigation; final remedy.