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gagging order

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gagging order /ˈɡaɡɪŋ ˌɔːdə / (North American English gag order)
noun Law a judge's directive forbidding the public disclosure of information on a particular matter:
the council was forced to abandon an attempt to impose a gagging order on this newspaper on Friday.