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Anton Piller order

Definition of Anton Piller order

noun

English Law

a court order which requires the defendant in proceedings to permit the plaintiff or his or her legal representatives to enter the defendant’s premises in order to obtain evidence essential to the plaintiff’s case.

Origin:

1970s: named after Anton Piller, German manufacturers of electric motors, who were involved in legal proceedings (1975) in which such an order was granted