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 Donald Trump's New York trial Trump seeks dismissal of N.Y. charges, verdict after Supreme Court ruling Trump’s sentencing in N.Y. hush money case postponed until September Judge partly lifts gag order in Donald Trump’s hush money case Will Trump go to jail? —

Shayna Jacobs, Washington Post, 11 July 2024 While Trump is not currently facing any legal issues in Missouri, Bailey sued New York state earlier this month over a Trump gag order stemming from the Manhattan hush money criminal trial, where the former president was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in May. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024 Days before the debate, the judge in that case lifted the gag order restrictions that protected the witnesses and jurors. —

Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024 On Tuesday, the judge overseeing Trump’s New York criminal hush money case also lifted part of Trump's limited gag order in that case order to allow Trump to make statements about witnesses and the jury in that trial. —

Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for gag order

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