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a court order banning reporters, attorneys, and other parties involved in a case before a court of law from reporting on or publicly disclosing anything relating to the case.[1975-80]
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gag order — see order 3b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. gag order n … Law dictionary
gag order — UK / US or gagging order UK [ˈɡæɡɪŋ ˌɔː(r)də(r)] / US [ˈɡæɡɪŋ ˌɔrdər] noun [countable] Word forms gag order : singular gag order plural gag orders Word forms gagging order : singular gagging order plural gagging orders an order from a judge… … English dictionary
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gag order — gag .order n an order made by the court to prevent any public reporting of a case which is still being considered by a court of law … Dictionary of contemporary English
gag order — gag ,order noun count an order from a judge stopping reporters from talking or writing about a case that has not yet been decided … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Gag order — Gagging Order redirects here. For the song by Radiohead, see COM LAG (2plus2isfive). Part of a series on Censorship … Wikipedia
gag order — noun a court order restricting information or comment by the participants involved in a lawsuit imposing a gag order on members of the press violates the First Amendment • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑court order * * * noun, pl ⋯… … Useful english dictionary
gag order — gag′ or der n. law a court order prohibiting those involved in a case from discussing it publicly • Etymology: 1975–80 … From formal English to slang
gag order — An unruly defendant at trial may constitutionally be bound and gagged to prevent further interruptions in the trial. Illinois v. Allen, 397 U.S. 337, 90 S.Ct. 1057, 25 L.Ed.2d 353. Term may also refer to an order by the court, in a trial with a… … Black's law dictionary
gag order — An unruly defendant at trial may constitutionally be bound and gagged to prevent further interruptions in the trial. Illinois v. Allen, 397 U.S. 337, 90 S.Ct. 1057, 25 L.Ed.2d 353. Term may also refer to an order by the court, in a trial with a… … Black's law dictionary
