gag law
noun
any law restricting freedom of the press, free speech, or the right of petition.
Origin of gag law
An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800
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Example sentences from the Web for gag law
So read the gag-law, as it was called, introduced in the House by Mr. Atherton.
The Works of Whittier, Volume III (of VII) |John Greenleaf WhittierThis rule, in his opinion, much more deserved the character of a "Gag-law," than the Sedition law did.
If the gag-law was attempted to be put in force, he would resist it to the last.
Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2) |Thomas Hart Benton