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
Example Sentences
The judge has issued a gag order.
Recent Examples on the Web This comes after Judge Clifton Newman already denied a gag order in the case earlier this month. 
Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2022 But in an order filed in court, Jonker issued a gag order preventing prosecutors and defense lawyers from publicly addressing the allegation. Robert Snell, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2022 Defense attorneys for Davis also allege Mosby twice violated a gag order prohibiting her from speaking publicly about the case. Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2022 Most recently, he’s been accused of violating an accompanying gag order, according to Billboard. Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022 There was no comment from either side after the judge imposed a temporary gag order that prevents the attorneys from publicly discussing the facts of the case. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2022 Cassandra Burke Robertson, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, said she would be shocked if the judge took any action regarding the documentary because of First Amendment concerns, even with the gag order. Juan A. Lozano, Chron, 30 Apr. 2022 Cassandra Burke Robertson, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, said she would be shocked if the judge would take any action regarding the documentary because of First Amendment concerns, even with the gag order. Juan A. Lozano, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2022 Barry Mehler also agreed to a three-year gag order. Lorraine Taylor, Fox News, 1 Aug. 2022 See More
Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2022 But in an order filed in court, Jonker issued a gag order preventing prosecutors and defense lawyers from publicly addressing the allegation. Robert Snell, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2022 Defense attorneys for Davis also allege Mosby twice violated a gag order prohibiting her from speaking publicly about the case. Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2022 Most recently, he’s been accused of violating an accompanying gag order, according to Billboard. Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022 There was no comment from either side after the judge imposed a temporary gag order that prevents the attorneys from publicly discussing the facts of the case. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2022 Cassandra Burke Robertson, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, said she would be shocked if the judge took any action regarding the documentary because of First Amendment concerns, even with the gag order. Juan A. Lozano, Chron, 30 Apr. 2022 Cassandra Burke Robertson, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, said she would be shocked if the judge would take any action regarding the documentary because of First Amendment concerns, even with the gag order. Juan A. Lozano, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2022 Barry Mehler also agreed to a three-year gag order. Lorraine Taylor, Fox News, 1 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1906, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
gag order
see order sense 3b