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(law) A court order allowing a plaintiff to go to someone's premises and seize documents (entry must be with that person's permission, but if refused would be a contempt of court). Used in extreme cases when a prospective defendant might destroy documents, especially computer files, if they knew a court case was coming.
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Anton Piller order
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Anton Piller order
Noun
(law)
A
court
order
allowing
a
plaintiff
to
go
to
someone's
premises
and
seize
documents
(entry
must
be
with
that
person's
permission,
but
if
refused
would
be
a
contempt
of
court).
Used
in
extreme
cases
when
a
prospective
defendant
might
destroy
documents,
especially
computer
files,
if
they
knew
a
court
case
was
coming.
Japanese Meaning
裁判所が、原告に対して被告の敷地に立ち入り、証拠書類（特に電子データ等）を押収する権限を与える命令。被告が立ち入りを拒否すると法廷侮辱に該当し得るため、証拠隠滅の恐れがある場合に適用される。
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(law)
A
court
order
allowing
a
plaintiff
to
go
to
someone's
premises
and
seize
documents
(entry
must
be
with
that
person's
permission,
but
if
refused
would
be
a
contempt
of
court).
Used
in
extreme
cases
when
a
prospective
defendant
might
destroy
documents,
especially
computer
files,
if
they
knew
a
court
case
was
coming.
（ plural ）
