gagging clause
noun[C]
LAWUKukus(USgag clause)apartof anemploymentagreementthatpreventsanemployeefromprovidinginformationabouttheiremployerto thepublic:
Aproposedgagclause, which wouldrestrictunionmembersfrompubliclycriticizingthehospital, couldpreventnursesfromadvocatingforpatients.
See also
whistle-blower