gag order

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

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

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

Was that due to the law enforcement gag order?

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

When these laws are interpreted as a gag order against “offensive speech concerning matters of race, sex, and other personal characteristics,” Cronin explained, they raise severe constitutional concerns.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2025

"Do not even talk with her," was the gag order that went out from the central administration of Belmont to every chair and director.

From Wild Justice by Sprague, Ruth M.