gag order
noun
: a judicial ruling barring public disclosure or discussion (as by the press) of information related to a case
broadly
: a similar nonjudicial prohibition against the release of confidential information or against public discussion of a sensitive matter
Examples of gag order in a Sentence
The judge has issued a gag order.
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After the Good Morning America interview, a judge in the Bahamas placed a gag order on the case, preventing the parties from further discussing it publicly.
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Because of a gag order, little more is known of the inquiry, except this: Last Wednesday evening, Urich and Feldstein were taken in for interrogation.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2025
And the optics of Meta’s gag order on Wynn-Williams are terrible, White says.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2025
The effort was revealed when the Biden administration moved to end gag orders that had been placed on the communications companies, allowing for the alert of the news outlets.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Because of a gag order, little more is known of the inquiry, except this: Last Wednesday evening, Urich and Feldstein were taken in for interrogation.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2025
And the optics of Meta’s gag order on Wynn-Williams are terrible, White says.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2025
The effort was revealed when the Biden administration moved to end gag orders that had been placed on the communications companies, allowing for the alert of the news outlets.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gag order
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“Gag order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gag%20order. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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