gag order

noun

: a judicial ruling barring public disclosure or discussion (as by the press) of information related to a case

broadly : a similar nonjudicial prohibition against the release of confidential information or against public discussion of a sensitive matter

Examples of gag order in a Sentence

The judge has issued a gag order.

Recent Examples on the Web He was allowed a pause in the trial to attend his son’s high school graduation, and the judge has held off jailing him for contempt of court, despite multiple violations of a gag order on him. —

Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024 Facing a gag order that prohibits him from criticizing witnesses, his campaign has assembled a host of supporters — from vice presidential contenders to the House speaker — to deliver those attacks instead. —

Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for gag order

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