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gag orders

gag orders is the plural of gag order.

Meaning of gag order

Noun

gag order (plural gag orders)

  1. An 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. (informal) Any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing.

Questions about gag orders

What is gag orders the plural of?
Gag orders is the plural of gag order.

Words near gag orders in the dictionary

  1. gag gift
  2. gag gifts
  3. gag it
  4. gag me with a spoon
  5. gag order
  6. gag orders
  7. gag reel
  8. gag reels
  9. gag reflex
  10. gag reflexes
  11. gag rein

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