super-injunction

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Definition of super-injunction

A legal gagging order which not only prohibits the media from reporting the details of a story, but also prevents mention of the existence of the injunction itself.

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Word made prominent after an anonymous Twitter account named a series of celebrities alleged to have taken out gagging orders

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Comment byCollins Dictionary (Admin) on 20 Sep 2012

This word has already been suggested for inclusion in the Collins Dictionary. See suggested definition of super-injunction

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