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Gag order

noun, slang

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  1. 1
    An order issued by a court prohibiting specified persons from discussing a case outside limitations set by the court.

    "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. 2
    a court order restricting information or comment by the participants involved in a lawsuit wordnet
  3. 3
    Any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing. informal

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