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Noun
1. chilling effect
Wikipedia definition
2. Chilling effect (law)In a legal context, a chilling effect is the term used to describe the inhibition or discouragement of the legitimate exercise of a constitutional right by the threat of legal sanction. The right that is most often described as being suppressed by a chilling effect is the right to free speech.
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