heckler’s veto
n.— «The Supreme Cour had held that judges could not permit a “heckler’s veto” by tailoring their findings to fear of white violence or flight from the schools. » —by J. Anthony Lukas Common Ground Aug. 12, 1986. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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