gag order

English

Noun

gag order (plural gag orders)

1. (law) An order issued by a court prohibiting specified persons from discussing a case outside limitations set by the court.
2. (informal) Any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing.

Translations

an order issued by a court

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 禁言令 (jìnyánlìng)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: spreekverbod (nl) n
• Finnish: suukapulamääräys
• German: Redeverbot (de) n, Maulkorberlass m (colloquial)
• Icelandic: þagnartilskipun f
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 禁言令 (jìnyánlìng)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: suukapulamääräys
• German: Redeverbot (de) n, Maulkorb (de) m
• Portuguese: ordem de silêncio f

See also

• gagging order (UK)
• suppression order