Meaning of gag order | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An order issued by a court prohibiting specified persons from discussing a case outside limitations set by the court.
2. Any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing.
   informal

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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