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.

Recent Examples on the Web The hearing will focus on the prosecution's complaints that Trump has continued to violate a gag order the judge in the case imposed on Trump to not discuss people involved in the matter. —

Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024 Trump's attorney concluded by arguing that Cohen and Daniels should not be shielded by the gag order. —

Graham Kates, CBS News, 2 May 2024 Attendees agreed he is being unfairly prosecuted, contending the trial and gag order were designed to distract him . —

Adriana Gomez Licon, Fortune, 1 May 2024 Prosecutors have been keeping their list of witnesses close to the vest, citing Trump’s comments against Cohen, Daniels and others despite a gag order. —

Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024 The former president is governed by a gag order, which Merchan imposed upon him last month before the trial began. —

Brooke Singman, Fox News, 19 Apr. 2024 Among them: Why has Trump not been penalized for violating the gag order? —

Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024 The gag order prohibits Trump from making public comments about potential witnesses, prospective jurors, lawyers on the case other than Bragg, and the families of both Merchan and Bragg. —

Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024 In addition to asking for the gag order to be lifted, Trump's lawyers again asked for the trial to be delayed while the gag order appeal is under consideration by the full panel on the appeals court. —

Graham Kates, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024

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