gag law

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gag law

1. A law intended to limit freedom of the press, as by instituting censorship or restricting access to information.

2. See gag rule.

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Noun	1.	gag law - a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body cloture, gag rule, closure parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rules of order, order - a body of rules followed by an assembly closure by compartment, guillotine - closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
	2.	gag law - any law that limits freedom of the press law - legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

Translations

gag law, (US) gag rule

n (inf) → Maulkorbgesetz nt (inf), → Maulkorberlass m (inf)

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