English noun: gag law | |||
1. | gag law (communication) a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body | ||
Synonyms | closure, cloture, gag rule | ||
Broader (hypernym) | order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rules of order | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | closure by compartment, guillotine | ||
2. | gag law (communication) any law that limits freedom of the press | ||
Broader (hypernym) | law | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||