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Chilling effect

Chilling effect logo #10101) American legal terminology
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Chilling effect

Chilling effect logo #21000 In a legal context, a chilling effect is the inhibition or discouragement of the legitimate exercise of natural and legal rights by the threat of legal sanction. The right that is most often described as being suppressed by a chilling effect is the US constitutional right to free speech. A chilling effect may be caused by legal actions such as the...
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Chilling Effect

Chilling Effect logo #20094The lowering of the Earth's temperature because of increased particles in the air blocking the sun's rays. (See greenhouse effect.)
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