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gagging clause

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gagging clause /ˈɡaɡɪŋ klɔːz/
noun British English a condition in a contract of employment forbidding an employee from publicly disclosing information about their employer or work:
as part of her severance terms she was forced to sign a gagging clause pledging not to reveal what she knew.