gagging order

[ gag-ing awr-der ]

noun

, British Law.

1. gag order ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of gagging order¹

First recorded in 1830–40, for an earlier sense; 1950–55, for the current sense

Example Sentences

In its partial lifting of a gagging order, the court in the town of Rishon LeZion said Eli Feldstein and three others were under investigation.

From BBC

“It’s a million-pound hush fund and a gagging order. That's why they're doing it, they’re keeping everybody quiet.”

From BBC

However, after researching the identity of the two men in the photographs at the German National Archives in Berlin, K was last month able to lift the gagging order by proving that both of the men had in fact joined the Nazi party, in 1941 and 1943 respectively.

From The Guardian

They succeeded in July in obtaining a gagging order against K after the regional court in Innsbruck ruled that their interest in protecting their reputation took precedence over the guest’s right to freedom of expression.

From The Guardian

The Staunch Prize been criticised by some crime writers as a "gagging order" that sweeps violence against women under the carpet.

From BBC