gagging order

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gagging order (plural gagging orders)

  1. (British) An official order forbidding press or broadcast discussion of a specified subject; a public interest immunity certificate.
    • 2019 April 17, Simon Murphy, “UK universities pay out £90m on staff 'gagging orders' in past two years”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      The figures, uncovered by the BBC, have prompted allegations that universities are deliberately using gagging orders to stop grievances becoming public.

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