chilling effect

chilling effect
chilling effect n: a usu. undesirable discouraging effect or influence
the chilling effect it will have on the assertion of legitimate claims — S. V. Bomse
— used esp. of First Amendment violations

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

chilling effect
adjective benumbing, damaging, deterring, discouraging, effect, intimidating, paralyzing, threatening

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


chilling effect
n.
Limits on constitutional rights, such as free speech, created by fear of repercussions rather than outright government prohibition.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


chilling effect
n. In constitutional law, the inhibition or discouragement of the legitimate exercise of a constitutional right, especially one protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, by the potential or threatened prosecution under, or application of, a law or sanction.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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