Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Chill

vb. To inhibit or discourage <chill one's free-speech rights>.

chilling a sale

The act of bidders or others who combine or conspire to discourage others from attempting to buy an item so that they might buy the item themselves for a lower price.

chilling effect

1. Constitutional law. The result of a law or practice that seriously discourages the exercise of a constitutional right, such as the right to appeal or the right of free speech. 2. Broadly, the result when any practice is discouraged. Chimel