heckler’s veto
n.— «You can’t let the mere possibility of violence restrict free speech—or what’s known as the “heckler’s veto.”» —“Catalyst for youth fervor wore dress” by Tamara Dietrich Daily Press (Hampton Roads, Va.) Mar. 31, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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