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1 noun(a) (over mouth) bâillon m;∎ figurative they want to put a gag on the press ils veulent bâillonner la presse(silence) bâillonner; figurative bâillonner, museler;∎ to make sb gag donner envie de vomir à qn;∎ he gagged on a fishbone il a failli s'étrangler avec une arête de poisson;►► American gag law = toute loi limitant la liberté de la presse ou la liberté d'expression, French Canadian loi du bâillon;gag order = décision de justice visant à interdire à la presse de publier tout article à propos d'une affaire, French Canadian ordonnance f imposant le secret;∎ to issue a gag order = interdire à la presse de publier tout article à propos d'une affaire;
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