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gagging order en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (UK) An official order forbidding press or broadcast discussion of a specified subject; a public interest immunity certificate.
    • The figures, uncovered by the BBC, have prompted allegations that universities are deliberately using gagging orders to stop grievances becoming public. 2019 April 17, Simon Murphy, “UK universities pay out £90m on staff 'gagging orders' in past two years”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

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