How to Use gag order in a Sentence

gag order

noun
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  • The judge’s gag order prevented her and her lawyers from speaking to the press.
    — Arielle Gray, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Settlement terms were not disclosed due to a gag order.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 8 May 2024
  • There’s a gag order on telling the truth, in real life and in our fictional accounts.
    — Womensmedia, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2022
  • Prosecutors, meanwhile, will push for a gag order against Trump in the case.
    — Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 24 June 2024
  • If that court refuses to lift the gag order, Trump’s lawyers want permission to take their appeal to the state’s high court.
    — Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 10 May 2024
  • Trump appealed the gag order April 8, just days before the start of jury selection.
    — CBS News, 15 May 2024
  • Lawyers for a Huntsville police officer charged with capital murder have filed a motion for a gag order in the case.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Trump, per the court’s gag order, is not permitted to speak or post about witnesses in the case, court staff, their families, or attorneys.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 May 2024
  • In October, a gag order was imposed on her legal team that prevented them from speaking with the media.
    — Helen Regan, CNN, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Trump's attorney concluded by arguing that Cohen and Daniels should not be shielded by the gag order.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 2 May 2024
  • The findings come days after Tristan reportedly filed a gag order to stop Maralee from engaging with the media about their case.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Attendees agreed he is being unfairly prosecuted, contending the trial and gag order were designed to distract him .
    — Adriana Gomez Licon, Fortune, 1 May 2024
  • Planned trial date: March 4 Last week: The big event was the gag order.
    — Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2023
  • The gag order is on hold for now, while the appeals court weighs the issue.
    — Tom jackman, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The judge imposed a gag order on all involved in the trial.
    — Dallas News, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The court has issued a restrictive gag order on the case.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The New York judge was the first to impose a gag order against Trump, before Chutkan soon followed.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The judge amended the gag order to cover his and Mr. Bragg’s families.
    — Ben Protess, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The parties in the case are under a gag order, unable to communicate with the press.
    — Lauren Del Valle, CNN, 15 Dec. 2022
  • As of a gag order on Jan. 3, police had still not recovered the murder weapon.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The extent of the discovery disclosure is unclear, with a gag order on the case and the specifics filed under seal.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2024
  • That led to a gag order prohibiting both sides from publicly discussing the case.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Not signing gag orders would actually be a very big leap for a lot of unions and would be a great first step.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The Madison County Record was allowed to intervene in the case to oppose the gag order, which was sought by the district.
    — Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2022
  • And then a day later, Judge Chutkan issued a request for a narrow gag order.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • But on May 25, the court will also heal a separate appeal of the gag order from Goncalves' family.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 4 May 2023
  • Commencement was quiet and coaches and athletes, we’ve been told, were asked not to comment on any of the above even though the school says there is no gag order.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2022
  • The Idaho Supreme Court ruling means the news coalition could now go to the magistrate judge to ask her to reconsider the gag order.
    — CBS News, 25 Apr. 2023
  • That’s how much Trump had been fined for two separate violations of the gag order.
    — Brian Bushard, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Days before the debate, the judge in that case lifted the gag order restrictions that protected the witnesses and jurors.
    — Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024

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