Speakur

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gag order

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
gag order
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

gag orders (plural)

Phrases

gagging order suppression order

Frequently Paired Words

gagging order suppression order

Questions

What does gag order mean?
An order issued by a court prohibiting specified persons from discussing a case outside limitations set by the court.

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