libel chill

The silencing effect that the threat of a libel lawsuit can have on those who would be sued if they continue such speech. The whistleblower's silence after being threatened with a lawsuit by her former company is a classic case of libel chill.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dulce	DOOL-the (Spanish), DOOL-se (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Eglantine	EG-lən-teen	English (Rare)
Ensio	EN-see-o	Finnish
Tornike	-	Georgian
Frank (1)	FRANGK (English), FRAHNK (German, Dutch), FRAWNK (French)	English, German, Dutch, French
BergljÓT	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic