a kind of injunction that stops journalists from writing about a particular topic, and which also stops them from saying who or what the injunction refers to
The existence of the superinjunction was revealed only when it was referred to in a parliamentaryquestion.
Synonyms and related words
Judgments, verdicts and official orders
acquit
acquittal
affiliation order
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The term superinjunction was coined in 2009 by Alan Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian newspaper, after the paper was prohibited from reporting the details of an internal report by Dutch oil trader Trafigura into its alleged dumping of toxic waste.
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superinjunction
noun countable legalBritish
US /ˈsupərinˌdʒʌŋkʃ(ə)n/
Word Forms
singular
superinjunction
plural
superinjunctions
DEFINITIONS1
1
a kind of injunction that stops journalists from writing about a particular topic, and which also stops them from saying who or what the injunction refers to
The existence of the superinjunction was revealed only when it was referred to in a parliamentaryquestion.
Synonyms and related words
Judgments, verdicts and official orders
acquit
acquittal
affiliation order
Featured as a BuzzWord!
The term superinjunction was coined in 2009 by Alan Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian newspaper, after the paper was prohibited from reporting the details of an internal report by Dutch oil trader Trafigura into its alleged dumping of toxic waste.