gag order

noun

An order issued by a court prohibiting specified persons from discussing a case outside limitations set by the court.

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Meanings

noungag order (plural gag orders)

plural gag orders

  1. lawAn order issued by a court prohibiting specified persons from discussing a case outside limitations set by the court.

    Nonetheless, Mr. Trump has continued apace with comments that test the limits of what he can say. Two days after the hearing, prosecutors offered four new instances in which they said he had violated the gag order.

    2024 April 28, Maggie Haberman, Jonah E. Bromwich, “Trump’s Trial Could Bring a Rarity: Consequences for His Words”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  2. informalAny directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 禁言令, 禁言令
  • 禁言令 (jìnyánlìng)an order issued by a court
  • 禁言令 (jìnyánlìng)any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing
Dutch spreekverbod
  • spreekverbodan order issued by a court
Finnish suukapulamääräys, suukapulamääräys
  • suukapulamääräysan order issued by a court
  • suukapulamääräysany directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing
German Redeverbot, Redeverbot
  • Redeverbotan order issued by a court
  • Redeverbotany directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing
  • Maulkorbany directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing
  • Maulkorberlassany directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing
  • Nachrichtensperreany directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing
Icelandic þagnartilskipun
  • þagnartilskipunan order issued by a court
Japanese 箝口令
  • 箝口令 (kankōrei)any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing
Portuguese ordem de silêncio
  • ordem de silêncioany directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing
Cite this entry
APA

gag order. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gag%20order

MLA

“gag order.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gag%20order. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gag order,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gag%20order.

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