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 The former president is governed by a gag order, which Merchan imposed upon him last month before the trial began. —

Brooke Singman, Fox News, 19 Apr. 2024 Among them: Why has Trump not been penalized for violating the gag order? —

Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024 The gag order prohibits Trump from making public comments about potential witnesses, prospective jurors, lawyers on the case other than Bragg, and the families of both Merchan and Bragg. —

Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024 In addition to asking for the gag order to be lifted, Trump's lawyers again asked for the trial to be delayed while the gag order appeal is under consideration by the full panel on the appeals court. —

Graham Kates, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024 The judge amended the gag order to cover his and Mr. Bragg’s families. —

Ben Protess, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024 Trump's gag order, imposed by trial judge Juan Merchan, prevents him from speaking about jurors, witnesses and others in the trial. —

Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 9 Apr. 2024 Trump, who has been hit with three separate gag orders after criticizing judges, their staffs, their relatives or trial participants, attacked Smith and leaped to Cannon’s defense in a social media post Thursday morning. —

Perry Stein, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024 The judge's previous gag order already prohibited Trump from making any public statements about potential or actual jurors. —

Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024

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