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gag order
(redirected from Suppression order)

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gag order
n. Law
A court order forbidding public reporting or commentary, as by the news media, on a case currently before the court.
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Noun1.gag order - 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"
court order - a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
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