"chilling effect" meaning in English

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Noun

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)
    Sense id: en-chilling_effect-en-noun-CdnIPj2U Disambiguation of Freedom of speech: 94 6 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, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 34 66

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