gag law
1. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body • Syn: closure, cloture, gag rule • Derivationally related forms: cloture (for: cloture), closure (for: closure) • Hypernyms: order, rules of order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure • Hyponyms: closure by compartment, guillotine 2. any law that limits freedom of the press • Topics: law, jurisprudence • Hypernyms: law
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