gag order

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gag order (plural gag orders)

  1. (law) An order issued by a court prohibiting specified persons from discussing a case outside limitations set by the court.
    • 2024 April 28, Maggie Haberman, Jonah E. Bromwich, “Trump’s Trial Could Bring a Rarity: Consequences for His Words”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      Nonetheless, Mr. Trump has continued apace with comments that test the limits of what he can say. Two days after the hearing, prosecutors offered four new instances in which they said he had violated the gag order.
  2. (informal) Any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing.

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