HyperDic: gag_order

English > 1 sense of the expression gag order:
NOUNcommunicationgag ordera court order restricting information or comment by the participants involved in a lawsuit
English > gag order: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA court order restricting information or comment by the participants involved in a lawsuit.
Example"imposing a gag order on members of the press violates the First Amendment"
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Broadercourt orderA writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something

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