gag law

nouns

a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
closure, cloture, gag law, gag rule
any law that limits freedom of the press
gag law
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
jurisprudence, law
is a type of (narrower)
legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
"there is a law against kidnapping"
law