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gag order

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈgag ˌorder noun [countable]  SCLPREVENTan order made by the court to prevent any public reporting of a case which is still being considered by a court of law 〔指法庭禁止公开报道正在审理的案件的〕禁言命令
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gag orderHe also argued family planning clinics should not be bound by a gag order preventing them from counseling patients on abortion.Police, citing a gag order in the drug trial, declined to answer questions about why Hernandez allegedly wanted Irvin killed.The judge in the case has clamped a gag order on all participants and seems very serious about it.A Republican abortion rights group calls it a virtual gag order.Under a virtual gag order thanks to Intel marketing, P5 architect Don Alpert couldn't answer questions substantively.
ˈgag ˌorder nounChineseSyllable
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gag order
ˈgag ˌorder noun [countable]
an order made by the court to prevent any public reporting of a case which is still being considered by a court of law


gag orderBrE /ˈɡæɡ ɔːdə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡæɡ ɔːrdər/ 🔊(NAmE) = gagging order