The phrase
"chilling effect" refers to a situation where people become afraid or hesitant to exercise their rights or freedoms due to fear of negative consequences or punishment. It means that the fear of repercussions prevents people from freely expressing themselves or engaging in certain activities.
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Sentences with «chilling effect»
- If profitability and clear financial health became a prerequisite for a cloud provider being able to sell to lawyers, this would have a profoundly chilling effect on innovation in the legal space. (slaw.ca)
- Could this rule have a dangerous chilling effect for law firm employees? (lawyerist.com)
- But the cases have value (and tremendous potential chilling effect) because a liability judgment will be overwhelming. (newtalk.org)
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