Meaning

2 senses

  1. An order issued by a court prohibiting specified persons from discussing a case outside limitations set by the court.

    Redeverbot

  2. (informal)Any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing.

    Redeverbot, Maulkorb, Maulkorberlass

More definitions
  • a court order restricting information or comment by the participants involved in a lawsuit

Examples

2 sentences

  1. A gag order has been issued.

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  2. We're all under a gag order.

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Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 2
an order issued by a court:
any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing:

Forms

plural: gag orders
Singulargag order
Pluralgag orders

regular

Word family

2 related words
Relatedgagging ordersuppression order

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gaffgaffegaggagagagglegaietyB2

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