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gag order

[gag awr-der] / ˈgæg ˌɔr dər /
NOUN
court order
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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

"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 Oct. 19, 2025

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

From Salon Sep. 30, 2025

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 Jul. 11, 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 Ruth M. Sprague



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