gag order
noun[C]
USus/ˈɡæɡ ˌɔːr.dɚ/uk/ˈɡæɡ ˌɔː.dər/(UKgagging order)anofficialordernot todiscusssomething,especiallyalegalcase:
Thejudgeissuedagagordertopreventthewitnessesfromspeakingto thepress.
Court cases, orders & decisions
- actionable
- administer
- admissibility
- admissible
- affidavit
- committal
- conveyancing
- exhibit
- extinguishment
- extrajudicial
- fatal accident inquiry
- finding
- gagging order
- inquest
- moot
- power of attorney
- precedent
- pretrial
- probate
- provide
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Interrupting & preventing from speaking