Noun: gag law gag lo
- (law) any law that limits freedom of the press
"Journalists protested against the proposed gag law"
- A rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
"The senate imposed a gag law to force a vote";
- closure, cloture [N. Amer], gag rule
Derived forms: gag laws
Type of: law, order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rules of order
Encyclopedia: Gag law