shield laws

shield laws definition - legal

n

  1. A law that protects journalists from being compelled to reveal confidential sources.
  2. A law limiting or prohibiting the introduction of evidence about the previous sexual activities of the victim in sexual assault and rape cases.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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