gag order en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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An order issued by a court prohibiting specified persons from discussing a case outside limitations set by the court.
Nonetheless, Mr. Trump has continued apace with comments that test the limits of what he can say. Two days after the hearing, prosecutors offered four new instances in which they said he had violated the gag order.
2024 April 28, Maggie Haberman, Jonah E. Bromwich, “Trump’s Trial Could Bring a Rarity: Consequences for His Words”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- (informal) Any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gag orders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
suppression order · gagging order
Translations (13)
ja 箝口令 (any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing) · is þagnartilskipun (an order issued by a court) · fi suukapulamääräys (an order issued by a court) · de Nachrichtensperre (any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing) · cmn 禁言令 (an order issued by a court) · de Maulkorb (any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing) · de Redeverbot (any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing) · de Redeverbot (an order issued by a court) · nl spreekverbod (an order issued by a court) · cmn 禁言令 (any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing) · pt ordem de silêncio (any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing) · fi suukapulamääräys (any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing) · de Maulkorberlass (any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing)