Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
sheriff
sheriff court
sheriff officer
Sherlock Holmes
Sherpa
sherpa
sherry
sherwani
Sherwood Forest
Shetland
Shetland Islands
Shetland pony
Shetland sheepdog
Shetland wool
Shevat
shew
shewbread
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

shield law
shield law (plural shield laws)


noun 
Definition:
 
law protecting confidentiality of journalistic sources: in North America, a law that protects a journalist from being forced to reveal the name of a source who provided information confidentially
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft