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shield law

shield law noun: legislation designed to provide a news reporter with the right to refuse to testify as to information and/or sources of information obtained during the news gathering and dissemination process.

Noun

shield law (plural shield laws)

  1. (US) legislation designed to provide a news reporter with the right to refuse to testify as to information and/or sources of information obtained during the news gathering and dissemination process.

Forms of shield law

pluralshield laws

Questions about shield law

What does shield law mean?
Shield law means legislation designed to provide a news reporter with the right to refuse to testify as to information and/or sources of information obtained during the news gathering and dissemination process.
What part of speech is shield law?
Shield law is a noun.
What is the plural of shield law?
The plural of shield law is shield laws.

Words near shield law in the dictionary

  1. shield beetles
  2. shield bug
  3. shield bugs
  4. shield fern
  5. shield ferns
  6. shield law
  7. shield laws
  8. shield maiden
  9. shield maidens
  10. Shield of David
  11. Shield Row

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