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gag order
[ gag awr-der ]
noun
, Law.
- a court order banning reporters, attorneys, and other parties involved in a case being tried in a court of law from reporting on or publicly disclosing anything relating to the case.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gag order1
First recorded in 1975–80
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Example Sentences
They obtained a gag order against the defendant and his lawyers restricting what they could say about the case for several months.
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There was initially a gag order on the story in the newspapers.
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Those who were cured, who are currently under a gag order due to the pending court case, say Vannoni saved their lives.
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He slapped a gag order on Don and Dan, all witnesses, and all investigators.
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Under existing rules, only authorized biographies escape the gag order, a restriction that severely downgrades the genre.
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