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English noun: gag law

1. gag law (communication) a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body


Synonymsclosure, 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 categoryjurisprudence, law









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