gag order
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gag order
noun gag orders
- 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.
- Any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing.
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noun an order issued by a court
| 中文 | 禁言令 jìnyánlìng |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Redeverbot |
noun any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing
| 日本語 | 箝口令 kankōrei |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 禁言令 jìnyánlìng |
| Português | ordem de silêncio |
| Deutsch | Redeverbot, Maulkorb, Maulkorberlass, Nachrichtensperre |
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@misc{gag_order_2026,
title = {gag order},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gag%20order},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
