Definitions for gag order
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. gag ordernoun

   a court order restricting information or comment by the participants involved in a lawsuit

   "imposing a gag order on members of the press violates the First Amendment"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gag ordernoun

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

2. gag ordernoun

   Any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing.

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1. Gag order

   A gag order (also known as a gagging order or suppression order) is an order, typically a legal order by a court or government, restricting information or comment from being made public or passed onto any unauthorized third party. The phrase may sometimes be used of a private order by an employer or other institution. Uses of gag orders include keeping trade secrets of a company, protecting the integrity of ongoing police or military operations, and protecting the privacy of victims or minors. Conversely, as their downside, they may be abused as a useful tool for those of financial means to intimidate witnesses and prevent release of information, using the legal system rather than other methods of intimidation. Strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) orders may potentially be abused in this way.Gag orders are sometimes used in an attempt to assure a fair trial by preventing prejudicial pre-trial publicity, although their use for this purpose is controversial since they are a potentially unconstitutional prior restraint that can lead to the press's using less reliable sources such as off-the-record statements and second- or third-hand accounts.In a similar manner, a "gag law" may limit freedom of the press, by instituting censorship or restricting access to information.

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1. gag order

   A gag order is a legal command issued by a court or government agency, prohibiting individuals or organizations from publicly discussing or revealing certain information. It is often used to prevent potential interference in court proceedings by limiting publicity, to protect privacy, or to prevent the release of classified or confidential information. Violation of a gag order may result in legal penalties such as contempt of court charges or fines.

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1. Gag order

   A gag order is an order, typically a legal order by a court or government, restricting information or comment from being made public, or in some cases, passed onto any unauthorized third party. The phrase may sometimes be used of a private order by an employer or other institution. Gag orders may be used, for example, to keep legitimate trade secrets of a company, to protect the integrity of ongoing police or military operations, or to protect the privacy of victims or minors. Conversely, as their downside, they may be abused as a useful tool for those of financial means to intimidate witnesses and prevent release of information, using the legal system rather than other methods of intimidation. Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation orders may potentially be abused in this way. In a similar manner, a 'gag law' may limit freedom of the press, by instituting censorship or restricting access to information.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gag order in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gag order in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of gag order in a Sentence

1. Elie Honig:

   He’s almost daring the judge, ultimately though, as much as the threats and other rhetoric in my view are far over the line, I think that the judge is unlikely to impose a gag order, given the normal First Amendment concerns multiplied by Donald Trump’s ongoing candidacy.

2. Steve Greenberg:

   As far as the child support matter, what was posted, the judge has entered a gag order, so we can't really talk about that.

3. Katherine Miller:

   Kim could try asking the court fora gag order restricting both partiesfrom airing their grievances publicly during the divorce, but I doubt she would be successful, free speech is valued in this country, and Kim would have to show a risk of grievous harm in order to be successful.

4. Juan Merchan:

   Certainly, the Court would not impose a gag order at this time even if it were requested, such restraints are the most serious and least intolerable on First Amendment rights. That does apply doubly to Mr. Trump, because he is a candidate for the presidency of the United States.

5. Richard Waites:

   One of the things that I am seeing, not just in Baltimore but in other places, is an overuse of gag orders, the proper use of a gag order is to protect a party's rights of some kind. To protect information from going out to the public because it might cause problems -- I don't think that's a proper use of gag orders.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gag order
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gag_Order
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gag_Order
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5. ^ Wikidata
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