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单词 gagging law
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Definition of gagging law in English:

gagging law

(North American gag law)
noun
  • A law forbidding the public disclosure of information on a particular matter.

    the gag law prohibits the publication of polling data for the last few days preceding a federal election
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In Canada, though, this will be less of a problem since we have gag law legislation.
    • The gag law prevents people from having access to ideas that might help them make a more educated decision during an election.
    • While the gag law isn't the end of democracy in Canada, it certainly is a major blow to it.
    • The Lobbying Act - in reality, a gagging law - imposes onerous new regulations on nongovernmental organisations.
    • This Government's gagging law is an attack on democracy with unfair consequences for charities in Plymouth.
    • The proposed gagging law would have a chilling effect on British democracy and our right to speak up on issues that matter to us.
    • A newspaper was shut down under Minnesota's gag law for accusing a mayor of being under the control of a gangster.
    • In Minnesota, the U.S. Supreme Court declared state gag laws an unconstitutional prior restraint on speech.
    • Some protesters wore tape on their mouths and carried signs calling the law a "gagging law".
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