gagging ordernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡæɡ.ɪŋ ˌɔː.dər/us/ˈɡæɡ.ɪŋ ˌɔːr.dɚ/UK US gag orderan official order not to discuss something, especially a legal case:
The judge issued a gagging order to prevent the witnesses from speaking to the press.
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