English Explanatory Dictionary

Mary Bell order

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A court order forbidding publication of any information that could identify a child involved in legal proceedings.

Word forms

Mary Bell order Mary Bell orders

Etymology

Named after Mary Bell, a child tried for manslaughter in 1968.

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