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.
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Wagstaffe has declined to offer details about that review, citing a gag order in the case.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
After the release, Lively's legal team demanded a gag order be issued against Baldoni's lawyer, Bryan Freedman.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025
On Tuesday, March 18, less than a week after the gag order was implemented, the author’s lawyers filed a request to dismiss the order, according to The Verge and CNN.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Petition for writ of certiorari granted; writ issued; circuit court's gag order vacated.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2025
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
After the release, Lively's legal team demanded a gag order be issued against Baldoni's lawyer, Bryan Freedman.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025
On Tuesday, March 18, less than a week after the gag order was implemented, the author’s lawyers filed a request to dismiss the order, according to The Verge and CNN.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Petition for writ of certiorari granted; writ issued; circuit court's gag order vacated.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for gag order
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“Gag order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gag%20order. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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