(British) An official order forbidding press or broadcast discussion of a specified subject; a public interest immunity certificate.
(British) An official order forbidding press or broadcast discussion of a specified subject; a public interest immunity certificate.
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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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(legal) An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
(figurative) Any suppression of freedom of speech.
A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.
(US, journalism, politics) An informal off-camera briefing given by a spokesperson or politician.
(British, informal) A court order forbidding publication of any information that could identify a child involved in legal proceedings.