gagging order
noun1
UK 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.2019 April 17, Simon Murphy, “UK universities pay out £90m on staff 'gagging orders' in past two years”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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