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gag order

[gag awr-der] / ˈgæg ˌɔr dər /
NOUN
court order
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"I agreed to a one-year gag order, which seemed important to the prince because it ensured his mother's Platinum Jubilee would not be tarnished any more than it already had been," she writes.

From BBC

He was released to house arrest after 183 days and has been under a media gag order since.

From The Wall Street Journal

Under the current gag order, the documents are exempt from Freedom of Information Act requests.

From Salon

A gag order in the case prevented those close to the investigation from speaking out.

From BBC

How was the gag order for law enforcement and other key people close to the case a challenge in telling your story?

From Los Angeles Times