gagging order
noun🔊/ˈɡæɡɪŋ ɔːdə(r)/
🔊/ˈɡæɡɪŋ ɔːrdər/
(British English) (North American English gag order)
an order by a court that prevents people from talking or writing about a particular matter, especially about what is happening in a court case 禁言命令，缄口令，封口令（法院下达禁止谈论或报道庭审案件等的命令） The judge imposed a gagging order on the newspaper to prevent it from printing the allegations. 法官对这则报纸下达了堵嘴令，以防止其印制指控。 to impose/issue/lift/obtain a gagging order 强制实行／发布／解除／收到禁言令