gagging order

[gag-ing awr-der]

noun

British Law.

1. gag order.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gagging order¹

First recorded in 1830–40, for an earlier sense; 1950–55, for the current sense

Example Sentences

This mammoth data breach, which led to thousands of Afghans being secretly relocated to the UK, was only revealed last month after the High Court lifted a gagging order.

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When the leak was discovered some 18 months later, in August 2023, the then-Conservative government sought a gagging order to prevent details of the error being made public.

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The Ministry of Defence applied for a gagging order in September 2023, due to the risk of reprisals from the Taliban against nearly 19,000 Afghans who were revealed to have worked with British forces in Afghanistan.

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The High Court put a highly-restrictive super-injunction in place, meaning even the existence of the gagging order could not be reported until a judge lifted the order last week.

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The peer had previously voiced concern over "serious constitutional issues" raised by the handling of the breach, which went undiscovered for more than a year before the gagging order was requested.

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