Superinjunction – a type of gag order that forbids the recipient not just to discuss the subject matter but also to reveal the existence of the injunction itself

superinjunction:
(2009)

1. Slang. English law. (2009) A type of gag order that forbids the recipient not just to discuss the subject matter but also to reveal the existence of the injunction itself. * Since Members of Parliament are not restrained by the injunction because of parliamentary privilege, and because parliamentary proceedings may be reported without restriction. the existence and contents of a superinjunction may be made known indirectly. — Also written super-injunction.  See GAG ORDER (1),.  Cf. Hyperinjunction. [1]

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[1]: Black’s Law Dictionary Deluxe Tenth Edition by Henry Campbell Black, Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-61300-4

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