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out of order
► not acceptable according to a law or rule, or according to what people think is correct or suitable: »
Her comments were ruled out of order by the chairperson.
»The Press Complaints Commission acknowledged that newspaper coverage of the event had been completely out of order.
► a machine that is out of order is not working correctly: »
All our elevators are currently out of order.
► documents, files, etc. that are out of order are not arranged in the correct way: »
The pages I printed out were all out of order.
Main Entry: ↑order
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out of order UK US adjective [after noun]
► machines that are out of order are broken or not working correctly: »
All elevators in the building are currently out of order.
► LAW remarks or actions that are out of order are not acceptable under the rules: »
Proposals to amend the tax laws were ruled out of order by legal advisers.
Financial and business terms. 2012.