English Dictionary

libel chill

名詞

慣用表現 不可算名詞

(law, idiomatic) Uneasiness or unwillingness to speak publicly or to write about a matter, as a result of the threat or suggestion of a libel action should one do so.

日本語の意味

誹謗中傷訴訟の提起やその可能性が示唆されることにより、公に発言したり文章を書くことに対する不安感やためらいを感じる状態

The small paper experienced a libel chill after the corporation threatened to sue over its investigative reporting.

その企業が調査報道を理由に訴訟をほのめかしたため、その小さな新聞社は批判的な記事を掲載するのをためらった。

意味（1）

(law, idiomatic) Uneasiness or unwillingness to speak publicly or to write about a matter, as a result of the threat or suggestion of a libel action should one do so.

Ira Glasser's Op-Ed article and Anthony Lewis's column of Dec. 10 both address the possible chilling effect on the press raised by the potential cost of defending against a libel action by a public official.