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 New York's highest court on Thursday rejected former President Trump's appeal to lift his gag order after he was convicted in his hush money case. —

Avery Lotz, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024 Former President Donald Trump has all but exhausted his efforts to eliminate the limited gag order in his criminal hush money case, after New York's highest court on Thursday declined to consider his request to lift the order. —

Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2024 The highest court in New York rejected a request by former President Donald Trump to lift the gag order imposed on him in his Manhattan hush money case. —

Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Sep. 2024 The sides wrestled with the idea of a gag order, which was never formally addressed by the court. —

Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for gag order

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