How to Use gag order in a Sentence
gag order
noun- The judge has issued a gag order.
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Planned trial date: March 4 Last week: The big event was the gag order.
— Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2023 -
The gag order is on hold for now, while the appeals court weighs the issue.
— Tom jackman, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023 -
The judge imposed a gag order on all involved in the trial.
— Dallas News, 13 Dec. 2022 -
The judge’s gag order prevented her and her lawyers from speaking to the press.
— Arielle Gray, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Jan. 2022 -
This past week, a gag order briefly barred writing about Hamzah.
— BostonGlobe.com, 10 Apr. 2021 -
The court has issued a restrictive gag order on the case.
— Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2023 -
The New York judge was the first to impose a gag order against Trump, before Chutkan soon followed.
— Alison Durkee, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023 -
But with the lifting of the gag order, McCraw said he had been freed to explain what had happened.
— BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2021 -
But with the lifting of the gag order, Mr. McCraw said he had been freed to explain what had happened.
— New York Times, 4 June 2021 -
Harold Mesick, a lawyer for Ruben Flores, declined to comment on the case, citing the gag order.
— Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2021 -
The judge amended the gag order to cover his and Mr. Bragg’s families.
— Ben Protess, New York Times, 9 Apr. 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 -
There’s a gag order on telling the truth, in real life and in our fictional accounts.
— Womensmedia, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2022 -
Lemarr is under a gag order in her court case and couldn't discuss the seizure of her animals.
— John Reinan, Star Tribune, 19 Jan. 2021 -
The presiding judge on the case issued a gag order on Tuesday.
— Pamela Kirkland, CNN, 8 July 2020 -
While part of the gag order was already lifted, some of it remains in effect.
— Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2024 -
The parties in the case are under a gag order, unable to communicate with the press.
— Lauren Del Valle, CNN, 15 Dec. 2022 -
As of a gag order on Jan. 3, police had still not recovered the murder weapon.
— Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2023 -
The extent of the discovery disclosure is unclear, with a gag order on the case and the specifics filed under seal.
— Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2024 -
If that court refuses to lift the gag order, Trump’s lawyers want permission to take their appeal to the state’s high court.
— Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 10 May 2024 -
None of the attorneys involved in the case would comment, citing a gag order.
— Paul Vercammen, CNN, 21 Apr. 2021 -
That led to a gag order prohibiting both sides from publicly discussing the case.
— Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2023 -
Not signing gag orders would actually be a very big leap for a lot of unions and would be a great first step.
— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023 -
Last week, a New York Times lawyer revealed a similar fight — and a gag order imposed in March.
— New York Times, 9 June 2021 -
The Madison County Record was allowed to intervene in the case to oppose the gag order, which was sought by the district.
— Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2022 -
The suit was settled in April, but due to a gag order, details have only recently come to light.
— NBC News, 27 June 2021 -
And then a day later, Judge Chutkan issued a request for a narrow gag order.
— Nbc Universal, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2023 -
Prosecutors, meanwhile, will push for a gag order against Trump in the case.
— Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 24 June 2024 -
Days after the May 30 verdict, Trump’s lawyers sought to fully lift the gag order, which prosecutors opposed.
— Patrick Svitek, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
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