gag order

  • 1gag order — see order 3b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. gag order n …

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  • 2gag 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

  • 3gag order — UK US noun [C] US LAW ► GAGGING ORDER(Cf. ↑gagging order) …

    Financial and business terms

  • 4gag 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

  • 5gag 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

  • 6Gag order — Gagging Order redirects here. For the song by Radiohead, see COM LAG (2plus2isfive). Part of a series on Censorship …

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  • 7gag 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

  • 8gag 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

  • 9gag 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

  • 10gag 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