"chilling effect" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: chilling effects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chilling effect (plural chilling effects)
  1. (law) A discouraging effect, especially on certain forms of officially legal speech. Categories (topical): Law, Freedom of speech Related terms: libel chill, free speech, freedom of speech, freedom of the press Translations (effect): 寒蟬效應 (Chinese Mandarin), 寒蝉效应 (hánchán xiàoyìng) (Chinese Mandarin), pelotevaikutus (Finnish), მსუსხავი ეფექტი (msusxavi epekṭi) (Georgian)
    Sense id: en-chilling_effect-en-noun-CdnIPj2U Disambiguation of Freedom of speech: 88 12 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'effect': 100 0
  2. Synonym of windchill. Synonyms: windchill [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-chilling_effect-en-noun-oN2Fsc~F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 76

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