chilling effect

English - Turkish

Definition of chilling effect in English Turkish dictionary

soğutma etkisi

English - English

Definition of chilling effect in English English dictionary

A discouraging effect, especially on certain forms of officially legal speech

The hate crimes bill would allow recent racist statements by a suspect to be used as evidence that a crime was racially motivated; some legislators were concerned that this provision could have an undue chilling effect on speech that could be construed as racist.

Related Terms

chilling effects

plural form of chilling effect

Hyphenation

chilling ef·fect

Turkish pronunciation

çîlîng ıfekt

Pronunciation

/ˈʧələɴɢ əˈfekt/ /ˈʧɪlɪŋ əˈfɛkt/