gag order

noun

: a judicial ruling barring public disclosure or discussion (as by the press) of information related to a case

broadly : a similar nonjudicial prohibition against the release of confidential information or against public discussion of a sensitive matter

Examples of gag order in a Sentence

The judge has issued a gag order.

Recent Examples on the Web More:Tiny cell, toilet and a bench: what Trump might face if jailed for violating gag order The judges in both of Trump’s New York cases issued gag orders barring him from attacking judicial staff and, in Merchan's court, witnesses, jurors and family members of the judge and prosecutors. —

Peter Eisler, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024 And even as the judge has imposed a gag order that prevents Mr. Trump from attacking Mr. Cohen and other witnesses, the former president has summoned political allies to the courthouse to do his bidding for him. —

Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 13 May 2024 If that court refuses to lift the gag order, Trump’s lawyers want permission to take their appeal to the state’s high court. —

Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 10 May 2024 Settlement terms were not disclosed due to a gag order. —

Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 8 May 2024 Former President Donald Trump is seeking to fast-track a challenge to the constitutionality of the limited gag order imposed on him by the judge overseeing his criminal hush money trial in New York. —

Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 8 May 2024 The hearing will focus on the prosecution's complaints that Trump has continued to violate a gag order the judge in the case imposed on Trump to not discuss people involved in the matter. —

Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024 Trump's attorney concluded by arguing that Cohen and Daniels should not be shielded by the gag order. —

Graham Kates, CBS News, 2 May 2024 Attendees agreed he is being unfairly prosecuted, contending the trial and gag order were designed to distract him . —

Adriana Gomez Licon, Fortune, 1 May 2024

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