Orders, * Rules made by a court or other competent jurisdiction. The formula is generally in those words: It is ordered, &c.

2. Orders also signify the instructions given by the owner to the captain or commander of a ship which he is to follow in the course of the vovage.

* From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1856 Edition. Please see Bouvier's Legal Abbreviations & Abbreviated References for help with obscure nomenclature & references.

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