gag law

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

gag law
    n 1: a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
         [syn: {closure}, {cloture}, {gag rule}, {gag law}]
    2: any law that limits freedom of the press

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gag law \Gag law\ (Parliamentary Law)
   A law or ruling prohibiting proper or free debate, as in
   closure. [Colloq. or Cant]
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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