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  • 1Gag order — Gagging Order redirects here. For the song by Radiohead, see COM LAG (2plus2isfive). Part of a series on Censorship …

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  • 2order — or·der 1 n 1: a state of peace, freedom from unruly behavior, and respect for law and proper authority maintain law and order 2: an established mode or state of procedure a call to order 3 a: a mandate from a superior authority see also …

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  • 3order — 1) In business and trade, making a request to deliver, sell, receive, or purchase goods or services; 2) In the securities and futures trade, instructions to a broker on how to buy or sell. The most common orders in futures markets are market… …

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  • 4Order to show cause — This article is about the legal order. For the NCAA form of sanction of the equivalent name, see show cause penalty. An order to show cause, in most Anglo Saxon law systems, is a type of court order that requires one or more of the parties to a… …

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  • 5gag rule — n: a law, order, or ruling that prohibits free debate or expression of ideas, information, or opinions a long standing Florida gag rule barring people from discussing complaints they made against police officers National Law Journal; specif: a… …

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  • 6order — I n. request for merchandise or services 1) to give, place, put in; make out, write out an order 2) to fill; take an order (has the waiter taken your order?) 3) to cancel an order 4) a prepublication; rush; shipping; side (esp. AE); standing… …

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  • 7Gag rule — A gag rule is a rule that limits or forbids the raising, consideration or discussion of a particular topic by members of a legislative or decision making body. Such rules are often criticized because they abridge freedom of speech, which is… …

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  • 8order — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 way in which people/things are arranged ADJECTIVE ▪ correct, proper, right ▪ wrong ▪ logical ▪ The paragraphs are not in a logical order …

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  • 9Anti-Gag Statute — The anti gag statute is a little known legal boundary in the long struggle between Executive branch secrecy and Congress and the public’s right to know. [cite web | title=Justice Department Opens NSA Leak Probe |… …

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  • 10Court order — A court order (a type of court ruling) is an official proclamation by a judge (or panel of judges) that defines the legal relationships between the parties to a hearing, a trial, an appeal or other court proceedings. Such ruling requires or… …

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