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shield laws

shield laws is the plural of shield law.

Meaning of shield law

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.

Questions about shield laws

What is shield laws the plural of?
Shield laws is the plural of shield law.

Words near shield laws in the dictionary

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

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