Definitions for gag order
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gag′ or`der(n.)
a court order prohibiting those involved in a case from discussing it publicly.
Category: Law
Origin of gag order:
1975–80
Princeton's WordNet
gag order(noun)
a court order restricting information or comment by the participants involved in a lawsuit
"imposing a gag order on members of the press violates the First Amendment"
Wiktionary
gag order(Noun)
An order issued by a court prohibiting specified persons from discussing a case outside limitations set by the court.
gag order(Noun)
Any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing.
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