gag order
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Lawgag orderˈgag ˌorder noun [countable] SCLPREVENTan order made by the court to prevent any public reporting of a case which is still being considered by a court of lawExamples from the Corpusgag order• The judge in the case has clamped a gag order on all participants and seems very serious about it.• Under a virtual gag order thanks to Intel marketing, P5 architect Don Alpert couldn't answer questions substantively.